North Middle School- Program Assistant- 8 Hours Per Day- 2026-2027 School Year

Grants Pass Sd 7 • Grants Pass, OR

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Grants Pass School District No. 7 is seeking a Program Assistant for North Middle School for the 2026-2027 school year. This position works 8 hours per day for 188 days. The Program Assistant is responsible for ensuring a specific District program operates effectively and within District 7 guidelines, working with limited to no teacher supervision and collaborating with District Administration. Key areas of need include a passion for alternative education, building positive relationships with students, demonstrating trauma-informed practice, knowledge of district curriculum (Language Arts, Math, and/or Social Studies), a Social Emotional Learning knowledge base, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Requirements

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade: Two years of post-secondary study.
• An Associate’s (or Higher) degree.
• A passing score on a state or local assessment that measures knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for working within an alternative education mindset.
• Form positive, professional relationships with all students
• Demonstrated ability to use trauma informed practice
• Knowledgeable in district curriculum for either Language Arts, Math, and/or Social Studies
• Social Emotional Learning knowledge base that reinforces district adopted Discovery Program and the current Gladiola Way
• Work effectively as part of a team of educators
• Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor attendance and make calls home to check on students.
• Work to remove barriers to attendance and incentivize positive behavior.
• Work with Attention to Attendance (A2A) system.
• Help students review and problem solve.
• Data entry of all discipline and PBIS dispositions.
• Generate detention notice correspondence.
• Maintain and file all discipline records.
• Supervise students sent to the learning center for various reasons including behavior, time-out, suspension, lunch detention, and academic tutoring.
• Hold students accountable for a positive learning experience every minute the student is assigned to detention.
• Facilitate learning opportunities by coordinating with the student’s teachers necessary and appropriate class work or provide age-appropriate material that the student participates in.
• Supervise Structured Study classes.

Benefits

• 6 paid holidays per year
• 2 personal days per year
• 10 paid sick leave days per year
• Bereavement leave, as per bargaining agreement
• Continuing Education Funds, up to $1,200 per year
• Up to $1,624 per month district-paid contribution toward full-family medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• $4,534 per year insurance opt-out stipend for employees who demonstrate other health insurance coverage under a qualifying employer sponsored group medical plan (more than 6-hour employees), $4,080.60 (4–6-hour employees)
• 6% employee paid contribution towards Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
• Longevity Service Stipend after 10 years of employment ($1,000-$1,600).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree