MO: Montessori Teacher Instructional Assistant (lower elementary grades 1, 2, and 3 classroom) 5.0 hrs/day. beginning 9.8.26

Traverse City Area Public Schools•Traverse City, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Montessori Teacher Instructional Assistant assists in maintaining appropriate classroom activities under the supervision of the classroom teacher. This role is for lower elementary grades 1, 2, and 3 classrooms, working 5.0 hours per day, starting September 8, 2026. The position is for the school year, 180 work days plus 9 paid holidays.

Requirements

High school diploma
Previous experience working with children
Ability to care for, supervise, and nurture children
Ability to follow directions
Ability to work independently
Ability to assist with maintaining records of student progress
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to resolve conflict
Dependable, reliable, and protective of sensitive/confidential information
Must be able to report on a regular and consistent basis.
Maintain consistent and punctual attendance.
Duties include frequent walking and physical activity, as well as use of hands and arms for signaling and light lifting/carrying.
Must have the ability to move about the classroom/building and school property, including bending, pushing/pulling, lifting, twisting, climbing, stooping, or crouching to complete work-related tasks with and without students.
The ability to listen and effectively orally communicate information and ideas to a diverse population.
Ability to effectively discern information and formulate appropriate action(s).
Ability to critically think and provide appropriate solutions.
Ability to work effectively and efficiently.
The individual selected for this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.

Nice To Haves

Previous college credit
WorkKeys certification
College degree

Responsibilities

Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher or monitors whole group while the teacher works with individual students or small groups.
Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual 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.
Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, recess, etc.
Assists teacher with a bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up to date as requested.
Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of verbal communication with students.
Assists students in the library or media center.
Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and parents.
Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.