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Early Learning Center Instructional Assistant
Position Overview: The Early Learning Center Instructional Assistant will support the daily
activities, planning, and supervision of students in the classroom, under the guidance and
supervision of the classroom teacher or teaching specialist.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist teachers when requested in daily classroom activity planning and supervision.
- Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material
or skills as designed and prescribed by the teacher.
- Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher
including computer technology.
- Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by
the teacher.
- Guide children in developing social skills to work and play together in a variety of
settings.
- Assist with such large group activities as independent work/practice, reading aloud, and
storytelling and supervision of children during recess and play period.
- Participate in in-service training programs as assigned.
- Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about
students as is expected of fully certified teachers.
Schoolwide Responsibilities:
- Openly support and abide by all school policies and procedures.
- Model ASD Values in interactions with the school community.
- Represent the skills and attitudes of global citizenship, antiracism and intercultural sensitivity
and proactivity.
- Eager and willing to work in a collaborative team environment.
- Demonstrate commitment to personal continuous professional growth and development.
- Represent ASD with students, parents, colleagues, and broader school community in a
professional manner.
- Take on other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
- The ability to inspire children.
- Excellent classroom management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience working with young children in a preschool or early childhood setting.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships.
- Familiarity with early childhood development principles and practices.
- Ability to build positive relationships with young children and work collaboratively with a
teaching team.
- Full understanding and support of the school's philosophy.
Terms of Employment:
This position is classified as a support staff position and reports to the Early Learning Center Principal. General working hours are from 7:45 am - 3:45 pm, Monday through Thursday and 7:45 am - 12:45 pm (on site) & 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm (flexible) on Fridays.
Friday is considered as a full working day for employees and the school reserves the right to schedule afternoon meetings and/or events where the employee’s presence is required. Employees should plan to be available and ready to respond to work-related requests on Friday afternoons unless an approved leave of absence has been applied for and approved through the usual and customary leave request process in advance. Any absence on a Friday will be
considered a full-day absence.
ASD employees are responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. All employees agree to abide by all child protection policies and procedures and agree to participate in all child protection training as mandated by the School as a condition of employment.
Criminal background checks will be conducted on all candidates prior to confirmation of employment.
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