Preschool Instructional Assistant - CTE - Skyline High School
About The Position
Forbes names Mesa Public Schools in their list of Best Employers in Arizona for multiple years. East Valley Tribune names Mesa Public Schools as Best Place to Work in East Valley for multiple years. Employment Type: Full-time (35 hours per week) Base Hourly: $16.31 Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months Benefits: Sick leave, holidays, retirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System, health, and life insurance Performance Pay: Available annually New Hire Experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position Job Summary: To assist (under direct supervision) in the supervision and instruction of preschool students; to provide assistance to the teacher in overall classroom activities; to assist the teacher in all areas of the daily school routine.
Requirements
- 6 months experience with preschool children
- Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate.
- Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name, served by strength and need, and graduates ready for college, career and community.
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Ability to work well with young children, staff and parents; good verbal and written communication skills; maintain confidentiality
- Computer proficiency to include basic abilities in using the district’s Google platform
- Ability to operate standard office machines
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload and to work with minimum supervision
Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of instructional tasks, according to classroom teacher’s direction, to support teacher in the instructional process
- Assist students, individually or in groups, with activities to present and/or to reinforce learning concepts
- Confer with teachers, if requested by teacher, to assist in the evaluation of students’ progress in relation to established educational objectives
- Develop classroom materials (i.e. instructional activities, bulletin boards, reference materials, etc.) to provide assistance to teacher in support of lesson plans
- Assist in the collection of data on academic and behavior goals as instructed
- Maintain instructional equipment to ensure the availability of items when required
- Monitor individual students, classroom environment, playground activities, etc. to reinforce positive student behavior, to assist teacher in supervision of students and to ensure a safe and positive learning environment
- May be required to assist students who need support in addressing personal care needs due to an individual education plan
- Model professional, safe, responsible and respectful behavior
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the classroom
- Regular and on-time attendance required
- Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities
- Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools
Benefits
- Sick leave
- holidays
- retirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System
- health, and life insurance
- Performance Pay: Available annually
- New Hire Experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum
- New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
