Kid Zone Assistant-Float

About the Role

Engage, connect, make a difference!

Make a lasting impact on students while having fun with activities like arts and crafts, gym games, and hands‑on learning centers! As a Kid Zone Assistant, you will engage with students before and after school, leading educational and enjoyable activities while ensuring their safety and well‑being. This role offers the chance to go on exciting field trips, creating unforgettable experiences for both you and the students.

The work you will do is more than just a job.

• Works directly with and supervises large and small groups of children in planned activities throughout a variety of settings, such as classrooms, cafeteria, gym, computer lab, playground, and on field trips.
• Work with children with a variety of needs.
• Supervises children during transition, breakfast, lunch, and snack.
• Assists the Kid Zone Instructor in preparing and implementing the daily curriculum.
• Maintains room environment by setting up, cleaning, and storing supplies and equipment.

• 18 years of age, high school diploma.
• Training or experience working with children in a group tutoring and supervisory setting.
• Interpersonal skills that lend themselves to a compatible working relationship with students and other adults in the workplace.
• Possess basic academic competencies to provide tutorial assistance to the student(s) as needed.

• Position has varying hours per day / Monday – Friday.
• Minimum of 30 hours per week.

• A‑1‑2, $17.35 – $21.13 per hour depending on experience.
• In accordance with Lakeville Education Assistants Federation salary schedule.

Student‑focused, community connected. Lakeville Area Schools (Independent School District No. 194) serves approximately 12,000 students across North‑Central Minnesota and offers a wide range of programs, including early childhood, K‑12, an Area Learning Center, and lifelong learning opportunities through Community Education.

Our vision is to inspire a passion for learning in every student. We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environment for all students, staff, and families.

• Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays each year.
• All employees working 0.75 FTE or 30 hours per week (full‑time) receive low‑cost medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, and legal insurance plans.
• All staff working 0.5 FTE or more receive health & dental benefits.
• All staff working 20–29.99 hours per week receive part‑time voluntary benefits including low‑cost vision and legal insurance.
• Health benefits:
  
  access to a large medical network at ZERO COST
  , free virtual healthcare services with 24/7 access to doctors and licensed therapists, free diabetes care and heart health prevention programs, provider choice with a large PPO network, and a wellness rewards program.
• Dental plans include orthodontic care for adults and children.
• 403(b) retirement investment account with employer matching.
• Pension plan for non‑instructional positions (PERA) and instructional/licensed positions (TRA).
• Life insurance and long‑term disability insurance for staff working 30+ hours per week.
• Tax‑free flex spending accounts for health, dental, orthodontic, vision, and dependent care.
• Resources that support physical, emotional, social, and financial well‑being.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers no‑cost, confidential help for a wide variety of needs including anxiety, childcare, eldercare, family conflict, parenting concerns, substance use, and stress management.
• Virtual Fitness Services for convenient, affordable fitness options.
• Professional development, training classes, and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program information.
• Full benefit guidebook available on the district website.
• Collective bargaining agreements information accessible on the district website.

Lakeville Area Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities and supports workforce diversity.

Internal and external applicants can apply online at