Kindergarten Paraprofessional (2026 - 2027 School Year)
About The Position
Crossroads Charter Schools is seeking a Paraprofessional for the Kindergarten position for the 2026-2027 School Year. The primary responsibilities include supporting the instructional process by serving as a facilitator of learning, developing lesson plans, and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines. This role involves collaborating with other teachers, professional staff, and administrators to address classroom and school issues, and responding to parent inquiries regarding academic and social-emotional matters. The ideal candidate will have experience with the workshop model and project-based learning, possess excellent subject knowledge, and a sound understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards and Common Core Standards. The paraprofessional should be a motivated individual with a keen interest in encouraging and inspiring students to love learning and excel both academically and socially. Collaboration with staff for co-planning, co-delivery, and individualizing instruction for all students, accommodating special needs, diversity, and educational backgrounds, and overcoming instructional challenges constructively are key aspects of this role. The position requires a hardworking, goal-oriented, and enthusiastic professional.
Requirements
- Holds a valid Missouri substitute certificate
- Experience working with students with special needs
- Aptitude for the work to be performed
- Understanding of child development
- Ability to build a trusting, supportive relationship with children, parents, and colleagues
- Desire to assist students with special needs in a learning environment
- Emotional maturity and stability necessary for the specialized work involved
- Desire to continue professional development
- Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules
- An ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people
- Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned
- Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community
- Must pass extensive background check
Nice To Haves
- Experience teaching elementary preferred
- Experience with the workshop model and project-based learning
- Sound understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards and Common Core Standards
Responsibilities
- Works with individual, small groups, or whole classes of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills
- Assists the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities
- Monitors work, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as assigned by the certified staff
- Manages classroom technology and student platform data
- Assists in planning details of field trips
- Coordinates volunteers for daily support and field trips
- Supports during conferences, parent meetings, and assists with parent communication
- Serves as a substitute teacher when requested and serves as the chief source of information and help to any guest teacher assigned in the absence of the regular certified staff
- Performs clerical, classroom maintenance, and instructional duties as assigned by the certified staff
- Alerts the certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual student
- Performs assigned supervision of students during lunch periods, recess periods, specials classes and field trips
- Participate in meetings, training, and professional development
- Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating, etc.
- Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies, procedures, and expectations
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
