Instructional Assistant (K-5): 26-27 School Year

Schnitzer Family Campus - Mittleman Jewish Community Center & Portland Jewish Academy•Portland, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Jewish Day School, Portland Jewish Academy (PJA) strives to ensure an academically rich environment which honors the whole child. PJA nurtures and inspires Jewish engagement, kavod (respect), and responsibility for the world in which we live. Guided by our middot (values) and our mission, we share a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice. With Jewish life at our center, we aspire to ensure a genuine sense of belonging in all members of our community. We honor and teach the importance of the vast expansiveness of human diversity. As a school community, we are committed to creating and sustaining an accessible, supportive, welcoming, and compassionate environment for all. We recognize and respond to individual and institutional prejudices, both overt and subtle. We demonstrate our commitment to tikkun olam (repair the world) through anti-bias curriculum, admission and employment practices, and social action. We are committed to ongoing professional learning to align our practices with our values. We recognize that the advancement of these goals is a process, and we choose to bring courage, reflection and curiosity to this work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field
One year of responsible experience in a K-5 school as an IA or in a similar role
Knowledge of techniques associated with behavior management, classroom management and group supervision.
Ability to pass a background check.
Ability to work in a variety of environments that are often loud and with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

Provides support to the classroom teacher in the planning and implementation of an educational program.
Performs classroom assistance and clerical duties in support of the prescribed lesson plan.
May assist the teacher in small or large group settings.
May supervise students in a variety of other school-related settings.