Kindergarten Assistant
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown School District•Waterville, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Elementary is seeking a Kindergarten Assistant for the 2026-2027 school year. This position supports both student learning and the smooth operation of the classroom. The Kindergarten Classroom Assistant works under the direction of the classroom teacher to support student learning, independence, social-emotional development, safety, and successful participation in classroom routines.
Requirements
- Support student learning and classroom operations
- Reinforce foundational skills
- Work with students individually or in small groups under teacher direction
- Assist students with routines, transitions, and independence
- Model and reinforce positive behavior and social-emotional skills
- Assist students with materials and technology
- Prepare and distribute instructional materials
- Supervise students during various routines
- Maintain a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and organized classroom
- Provide support during special events and activities
- Observe and report student needs to the teacher
- Follow teacher plans and maintain confidentiality
- Support students with personal-care needs as appropriate
- Assist with cleaning and sanitizing materials
Responsibilities
- Support students during literacy and math centers, small groups, and independent work
- Reinforce foundational skills such as letter sounds, phonemic awareness, counting, number recognition, and fine-motor development
- Work one-on-one or with small groups under the teacher's direction
- Help students follow routines, transition between activities, and build independence
- Model and reinforce positive behavior, problem-solving, and social-emotional skills
- Assist students with classroom materials, technology, and completing tasks
- Prepare, organize, and distribute instructional materials
- Support arrival, dismissal, lunch, recess, hallway, and other supervisory routines
- Help maintain a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and organized classroom
- Provide additional support during specialist classes, assemblies, field trips, or school events as assigned
- Observe student needs and share relevant information with the classroom teacher
- Follow teacher plans and maintain student confidentiality
- Support students with personal-care needs when appropriate and consistent with district expectations
- Assist with cleaning and sanitizing shared materials and learning spaces
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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