Private School -FT 5th Grade Paraprofessional /TA- 2025/2026

Nebraska Department of Education • Omaha, NE

49d • Onsite

About The Position

Work alongside a teacher to create a positive, enriching, student-centric learning environment. Located on 11 acres of land, you'll have the ability to consistently take your classroom outdoors and incorporate nature into your lessons. Every classroom is led by a teacher and full-time TA, creating an ideal 9:1 student-teacher ratio. Come feel the Legacy Love! As a Teacher Assistant at Legacy School, the TA will work alongside one elementary teacher, full-time, and will have the following responsibilities:

Requirements

• High School diploma
• CPR/First Aid
• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills
• Works independently with little direct supervision
• Works as part of a team
• Accepts responsibility and is self-motivated
• Demonstrates strong work ethic
• Displays effective multi-tasking and time management skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Elementary students valued

Responsibilities

• Implements instructional activities created by the classroom teacher that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
• Assists teachers in completing ongoing assessments of students in their cognitive, emotional, physical, and language growth through standard checklists, observation, and other means of informal assessment.
• Maintains effective and efficient record keeping procedures.
• Provides a positive environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process.
• Collaborates with the classroom teacher to enhance the instructional environment.
• Models professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with students, parents, and other staff.
• Assumes responsibility for meeting his/her in-service hours.
• Participates in staff training, in-services, and meetings, as well as school family events throughout the school year.
• Manages student behaviors
• Reports concerns/issues to administration in a timely manner
• Obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Legacy School Administration. All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals established as part of the annual staff evaluation process.

Benefits

• Two sick days (sick days do not carry over to the next school year)
• Paid snow days
• An additional sick day (total of three; sick days do not carry over to the next school year)
• Paid snow days
• Three sick days (sick days do not carry over to the next school year)
• Paid snow days
• Five Paid Holidays (Labor Day, Thanksgiving -2 days, Christmas Eve & Day

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: High school or GED