The Assistant Program at Spirit of Math provides senior students with hands-on work experience, taking on real employee responsibilities in a professional setting. This role fosters leadership as students serve as role models, gain confidence in group interactions, refine communication, and develop professionalism, organization, and essential skills for future success.

EXPERIENCE:

• Previous or current enrollment in a Spirit of Math program is an asset.
  To promote cooperation, inspire confidence, and release the genius in every child

Hours of Work

• Arrive no later than 20 minutes before class so that you are ready to start working 15 minutes before class starts
• Stay until the last child leaves, everything is put away and any other tasks for the teacher are finished (be prepared for this to take more than 15 minutes!)
• If you are going to be absent, find a replacement at least a week ahead of time
• In cases of sudden illness, try to find a replacement and if not, let the office know by 1:00 pm

Assisting Students

• Keep a full set of class notes and ensure that students get any missed work
• Complete all of the homework yourself at least one week ahead of the class
• Before class, get students settled and answer any homework questions
• During the teaching period, walk around class and help students organize and write good notes and ensure that they are on task
• Help weaker students during class - sit beside them if necessary!

Attendance

• For the Assistant Teacher, this includes lateness, absents, and homework not done

Phone parents if a student is absent 15 minutes after class starts

• Let them know if there have been any missed tests or handouts
• Ensure that everything is fine (i.e. parents know the child is not at class)

Marking

• Some marking during the week. This includes True/False or multiple-choice type questions- ensure that you have marked it by the next class, and you are there to hand it to the teacher.