TK​/K Support Staff Association Wide

Pay Rate: $17.75 - $23.58

Under the direction of the Associate Executive Director, Program Director, Manager, or Coordinator, and in collaboration with Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), the TK/K Support Staff provides instructional, behavioral, and recreational support within Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten classrooms.

Working as an extension of the classroom team, the TK/K Support Staff assists teachers in creating a safe, engaging, and inclusive learning environment that promotes student success. Responsibilities include supporting classroom instruction, supervising small groups and individual students, reinforcing positive behavior strategies, assisting with transitions, facilitating organized play, and helping maintain an orderly classroom environment.

As a YMCA representative on school campuses, TK/K Support Staff also serve as ambassadors of the YMCA by building positive relationships with students, families, school personnel, and the community while promoting YMCA programs and services that support youth and families.

This is a flexible, mobile position and is not permanently assigned to one school, classroom, schedule, or program. Employees may be assigned or moved to different LBUSD campuses, classrooms, YMCA locations, schedules, or programs based on enrollment, staffing, funding, school schedules, program needs, and available work.

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• Assist classroom teachers with daily instructional activities and classroom routines.
• Provide instructional reinforcement to individual students one-on-one and in small groups under the direction of the classroom teacher.
• Support literacy, math, social-emotional learning, and developmental activities appropriate for TK/K students.
• Assist with classroom organization, preparation of instructional materials, bulletin boards, and learning centers.
• Support students during classroom transitions and daily schedules.

• Supervise students in classrooms, playgrounds, cafeterias, recess areas, and other assigned locations.
• Maintain a safe, positive, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment.
• Reinforce classroom expectations using positive behavior intervention and guidance strategies.
• Assist students in developing self-regulation, social skills, independence, and positive peer relationships.
• Observe student behavior and communicate concerns to the classroom teacher and YMCA supervisor.
• Respond appropriately to student behavior, safety concerns, and classroom needs while following YMCA and LBUSD expectations.

• Assist in planning and facilitating developmentally appropriate recreational and enrichment activities.
• Coordinate organized games and structured play during recess and lunch periods.
• Support the implementation of classroom activities that align with YMCA and LBUSD standards.
• Assist with special events, classroom celebrations, and school-wide activities as assigned.
• Work at different LBUSD campuses, YMCA locations, classrooms, or programs as assigned.
• Remain flexible with changes in school site, classroom, schedule, supervisor, or…