GSRP Educational Assistant

Support Staff Posting Position: GSRP Educational Assistant

Posting # 4014 Great Lakes Elementary Posting Dates:
May 27, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To:

Principal Beginning:
August 24, 2026

Hours:

28 hours per week Monday - Thursday School Year/Part-time

Qualifications:

• CDA (Child Development Associate) credentials is preferred, or willingness to obtain the CDA
• Experience working with children and teaching them developmentally appropriate skills
• Demonstrates good attendance, punctuality and excellent communication/organizational skills
• Demonstrates friendliness, dependability and trustworthiness towards others

Job Responsibilities:

• Works with Lead GSRP team to uphold classroom requirements, standards and guidelines aligned with the Michigan early Childhood Standards of High Quality
• Collaborates with the teacher to collect and keep accurate records on the child's developmental stages
• Attends staff meetings and recommendation training programs to maintain or obtain CDA credentials

Other Information:

• Willing to work in cold weather
• Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day

Physical Requirements and

Working Conditions:

• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound
• Repetitive motions:
  Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions. The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance.