Instructional Assistant - Pre-K

Gladstone School District Gladstone Center For Children and Families
- Gladstone, Oregon Open in Google Maps

Gladstone School District Gladstone Center For Children and Families
- Gladstone, Oregon Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in GLADSTONE SD 115

Job : 5960014

Final date to receive applications: Oct 21, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 14, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Final date to receive applications:
October 21, 2026

Start Date:

ASAP

Supervisor:
Building Administration

Classification:
Classified
- Hourly

FTE: 0.875 (8am to 3:30pm)

Final date to receive applications:
October 21, 2026

Start Date:

ASAP

** Please note that applications will be reviewed in the order they are received.**

Gladstone Center for Children & Familieshas a Pre-K Instructional Assistant position for the  school year!

Job Description

To actively engage in or assist in the teaching of preschool-age students, leading them toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, physical, emotional and psychological growth and maturation.

Gladstone School District #115 strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness, equity and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position, and we encourage you to apply. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application.

Salary is based on experience as per the Classified Salary Schedule - Level K. Gladstone offers stipends for classified staff based on educational experience.

Applicant agrees to assume cost and arrange for FINGERPRINT-BASED CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK upon offer of employment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Under the direction of licensed staff, provide developmentally appropriate instruction across multiple domains of child development, including oral language, early literacy, early math, social-emotional development, and approaches to learning.
• Flexibly applies inquiry-based learning theory, and employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the capabilities, interests and motivations of individual students and the learning community to plan a program of study that meets the needs, interests and abilities of students.
• Works collaboratively with staff, families and with GCCF partner agencies as needed to support children’s learning and development. Functions of this family-focused collaboration include establishing and maintaining open lines of communication with staff, students and their families concerning both the physical, cognitive and social and emotional development of students; assisting in; the working in partnership with GCCF agencies to support GTP enrollment;
  
  conducting developmental screenings; connecting families to needed resources; planning and implementing family engagement activities, and other GCCF partnership activities designed to support children and families.
• Assists teaching individual children or children in a small group
• Assists children in a variety of activities including arrival, departure, play, meals, and personal care, including changing diapers and soiled clothing.
• Obtains, produces, and prepares appropriate instructional materials and implements developmentally appropriate curriculum following department guidelines and reports progress regularly to families following program requirements
• Collaborates with staff and community partners to identify needed resources and community referrals, including culturally and/or linguistically specific resources, for individual families.
• Maintains accurate and complete records in compliance with program requirements
• Follows curriculum plans, which reflect developmentally appropriate practice, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of children
• Assists in the recruitment and enrollment of children who meet program eligibility standards.
• Assists in completing developmental screenings.
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including [communities of color], in the consideration of impacts and outcomes of a decision-making process.

Minimum Qualifications
:

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Satisfactorily perform the…