The Singapore American School seeks enthusiastic certified teachers to join the SAS team next year as math assistant teachers (ATs). Our ATs will serve in our new math tutoring center as well as alongside our classroom teachers supporting the math needs of our students.  Successful candidates must have an infectious enthusiasm for math and be willing to engage both high-performing and struggling students in mathematics learning. We are only seeking applicants who feel that you can make math both relevant and fun for students.

This position is expected to commence in Aug 2024.

Responsibilities:

The Mathematics Assistant Teachers will be based primarily in our math tutoring center in the library; supporting students ages 15-18 years old. Assistant teachers will also participate in math department Professional Learning Community (PLC) teams and add support in classrooms when needed. This is a new pilot program so flexibility is a must for the preferred candidates.

The actions listed below each category are examples of what the mathematics Assistant Teacher will typically do in a given week.

Support for Learning

• Develop effective relationships with children, teachers, and sometimes parents to support a conducive learning environment
• Support students who voluntarily drop in or are directed to our math tutoring center area with mathematics questions
• Work alongside and help guide SAS mathematics student peer tutors within the library
• Participate in classes multiple times per week, mostly algebra, geometry, and pre-calculus classes to understand the curriculum and to assist classroom teachers where needed
• Participate in teacher PLC team meetings to better understand the curriculum, assignments, and assessments
• Occasionally lead pre-teach, re-teach, and assessment remediation with small groups of students (as requested by the PLC teams)
• Be willing to proctor mathematics tests for students if needed
• Provide feedback to teachers regarding individual student learning as appropriate
• Participate in Office of Learning and division recommended/required professional development and attend relevant training
• Once the program is established, be trained in math learning diagnostic tools to provide intensive interventions to students with large gaps in learning.

Supervision and Student Care

• Ensure children’s safety during times of supervision
• Assist teacher(s) and enforce protocols during times of emergency (e.g., during fire drills, during lock-downs, evacuation)
• Ensure SAS child safeguarding standards are being followed at all times
• The above job description is only indicative of the broad set of duties and responsibilities. The distribution of tasks is assigned by the supervisor. Other tasks may be assigned on the job, as deemed necessary by the supervisor.