Instructional Aide

Grade Levels - TK- 8th

Salary - Please visit VLCS.org/careers. Part-time daily hours: 4 to 5.5 per day, Monday - Friday

Mission

The Mission of Valley Life Charter School is to provide a rigorous educational program emphasizing academics, leadership, and visual and performing arts. VLCS will provide authentic opportunities for students to apply the academics, leadership principles, and life skills taught for making good decisions. Students will encounter research-based academics, along with leadership opportunities in the classroom, in the school, and in the community.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Leadership, and character building are vital to the instructional philosophy  create an environment in which students feel respected and are willing to take risks, VLCS' instructional philosophy is to create a school where students are well-mannered leaders with exceptional listening skills and the ability to follow the rules. Character development and leadership-building strategies will enhance the learning environment by allowing both the student and teacher to focus on the curriculum.

This approach will be used to create a positive atmosphere and allow students to focus on educational goals and to develop the skills and self-confidence to succeed as leaders in the 21st Century.

Vision

Valley Life Charter School was created with a vision to "develop community leaders, one student at a time" by building and developing character in youth, which supports the core values of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. These core values of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People will be interwoven

throughout the Valley Life Charter School curriculum. We believe that every student has strengths, and we will identify and build on the strengths of our students to reach their potential. VLCS takes seriously its commitment to educating the whole person and will include social skills and character development with its program of academics, leadership, and visual and performing arts training. We further believe students learn best when placed in a loving and nurturing environment.

Students excel when they can actively participate in their education through situations that allow for "hands-on" activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Support staff at Valley Life Charter School must be flexible in their duties:
These are some responsibilities of the support staff. Duties will vary depending on what grade level you are assigned to.

• Instructional Assistants in the classroom, library, computer lab, playground, etc.
• Assist teachers as needed
• Classroom setup:
• Arranging chairs and other classroom furniture
• Readying classroom supplies, i.e., cutting, laminating, copying
• Setting up a classroom for special activities, including:
• Circle/Calendar time
• Snack time
• Preparing supplies for art activities (i.e., paint, glue, paper, etc.)
• Decorating bulletin boards
• Changing children's artwork
• Decorating rooms according to season or upcoming holiday
• Organizing classroom supplies
• Assist with the arrival and departure of children by:
• Monitoring and directing student traffic in the hallways and multipurpose room
• Escorting children into proper classrooms
• Helping children remove and hang up coats, backpacks, etc.
• Identifying students who are out of compliance with the dress code and reporting to the proper staff
• Directing tardy students to the office to obtain a pass
• Maintain positive communication with students
• Delivering notes/paperwork to the school office
• Preparing and distributing correspondence (ex: newsletters, updates, supply requests, etc.) to parents and other teachers
• Maintain positive communication with other staff members by:
• Demonstrating a professional and flexible attitude/rapport with other staff members
• Participating in all school-wide activities, meetings, conferences, etc.
• Checking e-mail and mailbox daily
• Attending in-service training as assigned
• Assist with the instruction of personal hygiene by:
• Ensuring children wash hands after bathroom breaks, before lunch, and before snack
• Monitor and provide positive discipline as necessary by:
• Supervising playground activity
• Supervising students in the lunchroom
• Provide for any behavioral issues firmly but positively
• Assisting the teacher with any discipline problems
• Assist with all instructional activities and field trips by:
• Assisting with circle time (i.e., weather, story, calendar, songs)
• Assisting children with cutting, gluing, painting, etc.
• Reading stories to children
• Providing small group and one-on-one instruction
• Assisting with writing skills exercises
• Providing instruction in the use of computers
• Assisting children with one-on-one interaction and modeling

• Assisting with field trip activities
• Assisting with assemblies and other special functions
• Filing necessary documents and notes
• Assisting the teacher with the preparation of instructional materials
• Grading papers and recording scores (as assigned by the teacher)
• Administering tests (as assigned by the teacher)
• Performing whatever tasks the…