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Virginia Beach, VA

Career Opportunities

Do you thrive in a culture that is rich in creativity and innovation?  Are you craving an opportunity to teach/work in a school where you have the tools to meet diverse students’ needs? Are you energized by collaborating with highly skilled colleagues? Chesapeake Bay Academy is the only independent school in Southeastern Virginia dedicated to serving students in grades 1-12 with a variety of learning differences, and they have been doing so for over 36 years. CBA offers a unique teaching environment where staff members enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Students thrive in small classes that move through the curriculum at the pace that is best for our students. Our focus is on holistic student growth, not test scores.

Open Positions

  • Middle School Teacher Assistant (Para-Educator)

Benefits available: Health, dental, vision and life insurance, 403 (b) retirement plan and match, employee assistance program (EAP), flex spending account (FSA), paid time off, professional development/tuition assistance, and more!

Career Opportunities

Middle School Teacher Assistant (Para-Educator)

Para-Educators work collaboratively with grade-level teachers in all day-to-day aspects of classroom management: teaching, supervision, assisting students, grading papers, organizing classroom activities, etc. Additional involvement includes curricular planning, consulting with other faculty, and contributing to student evaluation, and serving as a substitute teacher as needed. A bachelor’s degree is required. Experience with special education is preferred. Para-educators report to division leaders.

This position reports to: Middle School Division Leader

Job Type: Full-time, 10 months

Salary: $30K-$35K, commensurate with experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Reliable, hard-working, problem-solver
  • Successful completion of higher education coursework related to education, child development, and/or related field.
  • Experience implementing educational programming and working with students as a teacher, educational aide, or after-school care provider for grades 1-12.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • Experience working with students with learning differences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with program personnel to implement curriculum to support student learning experiences.
  • Develop and maintain professional working relationships through effective and timely communication with other program personnel and school staff members.
  • Effectively support the needs of students with learning differences by providing 1-1 help, reading tests out loud, taking notes, and other tasks
  • Serve as a substitute teacher, follow lesson plans, manage classroom behavior
  • Appropriately redirect negative student behaviors.
  • Provide coverage during after school homework center program.
  • Assist at morning and afternoon car line.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to Angelia Suciu, middle school director, at asuciu@cba-va.org.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the CBA family!

Our faculty and staff come to us from diverse life experiences and have a wide range of academic and professional credentials. However, they all have one thing in common – a passionate commitment to empowering students by nurturing their independence, self-esteem and personal pride. We offer an opportunity for educators and staff to work in a unique learning environment, sharing their gifts and talents with exceptional students who work hard to succeed and families committed to supporting that goal. Our teachers match instruction to individual learning styles, and share a personal commitment to support each student socially and emotionally. At Chesapeake Bay Academy our educators aren’t just teachers, but also advocates, mentors, and most importantly, champions for their students.

For administrative and support staff, CBA is a collaborative, welcoming environment where students, parents, and staff work together to achieve success. Our staff play a key role in fulfilling CBA’s mission.

Statement of Diversity and Inclusion: Chesapeake Bay Academy creates and fosters a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, and accepting environment for all those who engage in and with our community. We are committed to aligning our policies, programs, processes, and people with our core values of education and inclusion, integrity and respect. We actively stand against discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, and physical or cognitive differences. It is our intent that every individual who engages at CBA feels accepted, represented, and empowered to share their beliefs and opinions.

CBA is proud to be a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified organization. The V3 community is represented by a wide range of industries across the Commonwealth, from large and small businesses alike. These companies have demonstrated to the Commonwealth that they Value Veterans, and have made a public commitment to hire Veterans into their workforce.

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