Job Title: Assistant Teacher
Department: Nursery School
FLSA Status: Full Time - Salary Exempt
Schedule: Monday – Friday
Reports to: Nursery School Director
Salary Range: $35,000 -$39,000
About Us
Congregation Emanu-El offers a warm and majestic environment to congregants while also acting as a bold leader in the greater New York Jewish community. The synagogue features a top-rated nursery school, an award-winning religious school, the Stettenheim Library, the Herbert & Eileen Bernard Judaica Museum, and the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center with Judaic, cultural, and socio-political adult educational programming.
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York is the oldest Reform synagogue in New York City, grounded in a rich history of Jewish communal leadership in the city and beyond. Our congregation is dynamic and forward-looking, and as our current membership of 2,200 families grows, we remain committed to ensuring that new and current members alike, of varied ages, backgrounds, and interests, continue to have the highest quality experience in all aspects of synagogue life.
Assistant Teacher Position
Seeking candidates who love to work with young children. Candidates must be empathetic, kind, energetic, and willing to work with all colleagues across the school and the director as a team. Candidates should also demonstrate organization, patience, even temperament, flexibility, initiative, spontaneity, and enthusiasm.
Candidates will participate in all aspects of the classroom and the life of the school.
Core Job Functions:
- Teaching within the classroom daily to support the cognitive, social, and emotional growth of the students
- Collaborating with fellow teachers and the school’s administration
- Understanding and supporting the school’s play-based educational philosophy
- Developing warm and caring relations with students, colleagues, and parents
- Helping maintain the classroom and create a positive environment for learning
- Ensuring the physical safety of the students
- Contributing ideas to the curriculum
- Participating in parent conferences, under the guidance of the head teacher
- Attending Parents’ Night and other school-wide events
- Helping document student interactions and behaviors for conferences and reports
- Participating in professional development workshops
- Keeping your medical forms and professional development certifications up to date
Physical Job Requirements:
- Bending
- Standing
- Stretching
- Lifting (minimum 40 lbs)
Educational Requirements:
Candidate Requirements:
- DOH Background Check, including fingerprinting
- CBC + SCR Clearance
- DOH Medical
- Be flexible, punctual, organized, and able to embrace change
- Strong interpersonal skills
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint), Zoom
Major Benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Legal
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement* after completing one full year of employment
Please send a cover letter and resume to Gabrielle Savoldelli, [email protected]
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York requires all employees to be fully vaccinated. The temple will continue to work with its medical advisor to maintain health and safety policies in accordance with CDC and NYS/NYC Department of Health best practices.
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The Congregation does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.