FTE Kindergarten Classroom Assistant

Kindergarten Assistant/Paraprofessional

Qualifications:

• Paraprofessional or Substitute License is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent, some college preferred.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all staff and the public.
• Uses/operates computer or digitized equipment related to the position/job.
• Demonstrates proficient use of the English language in written and oral forms.
• Able to demonstrate patience and gain student cooperation.
• Able to assist in the implementation of an instructional program and to participate in monitoring and ensuring appropriate student behavior to all students.

Reports To:

Principal and/or designee

Supervises:
Supervises students as assigned

Position Summary:

The Kindergarten Classroom Assistants assist students under the direction of a certified teacher in order to support the Kindergarten teacher in his/her work and help maintain the Kindergarten environment through a warm supportive atmosphere.

Essential Functions:

• Provide individual help and assistance to students as requested
• Assist in providing individualized and/or small group instruction and supervision for all students.
• Reinforce learning objectives to small groups of students or individuals.
• Responsible for helping the teacher with class instruction; working with small groups of children to reinforce lessons, providing one-on-one instruction to students and supervising students in the classroom.
• Assist with a variety of activities and instructional methods (songs, stories, media, structured games, art, outdoor activities etc) to motivate and stimulate children's abilities
• Collect and organize teaching materials for the classroom teacher as needed.
• Assist the teacher in preparing the classroom for the opening of school and in storing materials and getting the classroom ready for closing of school.
• Help maintain order in the classroom; monitors students to keep them on task.
• Assist the teacher in creating an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Assist in monitoring and supervising students during field trips and special school events.
• Escort children who need to leave the classroom for any reason
• Helps maintain classroom supplies and helps children retrieve materials, clean up work spaces and gather belongings
• Supervise outdoor recess periods, lunch periods and bus supervision before and after school as assigned and enforce expectations for student behavior.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Physical Context of the Job:

This job requires the following: spending a portion of each day outdoors on the playground in a variety of weather conditions; occasional lifting of weights up to 50 lbs.; significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling.

Terms of Employment:

Calendar Days: 188 Hours per Day: 4.00 Wage Grid Lane: T/AAA Hourly Rate Starting Range: $21.31-$22.17 D220 Benefits Benefits Page Status: BSEO - Classified Revised 11/23, 04/2024, 3/2025