Student Support Associate

Student Support Associate

Teach Iowa St. Pauls Lutheran School - Waverly, Iowa

Job

Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled

Re-Posted:
May 22, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
Immediately

• Works with individual students and/or small groups to reinforce learning of content or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing content or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of the students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, field trips and escorts students around the building.
• Reads to students, listens to the students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists the students in the library, music, art, PE, and Spanish.
• Assists the teacher with parent communication, daily journals, etc.
• Checks and records the student’s attendance and other charting duties as requested by the teacher.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about students.
• Serves as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• Performs other duties related to the students/classroom, as requested by the supervising teacher.
• Performs other duties as required or as assigned by the principal or teacher.

Position Type:
Full-time

Position(s) open until filled

• High school diploma or GED.
• CDA or para-educator (preferred).
• Experience in an early childhood setting/working with children (preferred).
• Experience working with children with unique needs or neurodivergence (preferred).
• Willingness to take classes/participate in training as needed.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of appropriate practices in early childhood development.
• Ability to demonstrate success in working as a team member or independently.
• Possess effective and strong communication skills (oral/written).
• Ability to work will with young children.
• Ability to walk, squat/kneel, sit on floor, see, hear, speak with children to assist in children’s health and safety.
• Undergraduate Certificate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Tricia Freeman, Principal
• 301 1st ST NW, Waverly, IA 50677
• Phone:
• Email: tricia.freeman