Classroom Associate - Findley Elementary

Classroom Associate
- Findley Elementary
- School Year

Findley Elementary, Des Moines, Iowa

• Job : 5670268
• Final date to receive applications: Jun 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
• Posted: Apr 24, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 14, 2026

Title: Classroom Associate

Position Type: ASOC

Salary: $16.84 to $21.42 per hour (based on  schedule, subject to change)

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, G.E.D., or HiSET.
• One of the following: (1) 48 credit hours post‑secondary education, (2) associate’s degree or higher, (3) para educator certification from the Board of Educational Examiners or willingness to obtain within the first year of employment, (4) combined score of 150 or higher on the COMPASS test, or (5) a passing score on the Accu Placer test.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Successful work or volunteer experience with a disabled population.
• Supervisory experience with school‑aged children.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Ability to relate to students.
• Ability to carry out duties cooperatively with others.
• Basic computer skills.

Basic Function: Supports the classroom teacher in instruction and supervision of students. The position requires continuous use of independent judgment.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with and support classroom teachers with reading and math instruction and small group intervention.
• Assist with daily activities and routines of students.
• Work collaboratively with teacher(s) using developmentally appropriate practices.
• Assist teacher in monitoring students' progress by keeping necessary records and giving feedback as requested.
• Follow teacher direction for instruction.
• Use positive reinforcement techniques and strategies to assist in managing behavior throughout the school routine including transition times and recess.
• Engage in ongoing staff development.
• Model flexibility in duties as the needs of students change.
• Model enthusiasm and patience.

Additional Essential Functions (for every DMPS position):

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
• Assist with other duties as may be assigned.

Position Inventory: B 21

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time

Days: 190

Hours: 7.5 per day

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting (10 lbs).
• Occasional sitting, climbing stairs, carrying 20 feet.

Mostly inside, occasional outside, extremes of temperature and humidity.

All candidates will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check, a child and adult abuse registry check, and may be subject to fingerprinting, drug and alcohol testing, a physical capacity test, and/or a motor vehicle record check.

• Brenda Boten, Human Resources Coordinator
• Human Resources
• Des Moines, Iowa 50309
• Email: brenda.boten