Non Teaching Assistant-Elementary

American Paradigm Schools•Philadelphia, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Non Teaching Assistant is a school support position responsible for maintaining discipline, surveillance, and control over students’ non-instructional activities. The role involves regulating, monitoring, and directing student activities inside and outside school buildings and in adjacent areas. Additional duties include receiving, storing, and issuing school supplies, operating simple office equipment, and routine filing. Assignments may come from the lead Non Teaching Assistant, and employees may be assigned or transferred to different schools as needs arise. The position is based at First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School within the Student Support department. Employment is full-time and has a 10-month duration. Employees are expected to support the Caring School Community Program and help foster a warm, safe, disciplined, and inclusive school environment.

Requirements

Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.
One year of paid or volunteer experience working with youth, including responsibility for maintaining discipline or security, directing activities, and/or counseling.
Must pass all required background checks.
Knowledge and skills in customer and personal service, education and training, computers and electronics, public safety and security, sociology and anthropology, social perceptiveness, monitoring, complex problem solving, and judgment and decision making.

Responsibilities

Patrol the school building and surrounding areas before, during, and after school hours to maintain an orderly flow of students entering and leaving.
Inspect locker and play areas, lavatories, and halls for students who are loitering or in unauthorized areas.
Question students to ensure they are in the proper location.
Stop smoking and other unauthorized activities on school property.
Assist teachers with routine disciplinary cases.
Monitor students during lunch and recess.
Supervise the late room and complete late cards and other forms to admit students to class.
Issue locks and lockers to students.
Receive, store, and issue school supplies; operate simple office equipment; and perform routine filing tasks.
Champion the Caring School Community Program.