Kindergarten Aide
Under the supervision of the building principal, this person will support the Kindergarten Teacher by assisting with all activities to ensure the safety and welfare of each child as well as creating and maintaining supportive parent-staff relations.
Job Summary: 7.0 hours/day, 5 days/week, 195 days/year.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma with passage of the ParaPro Assessment prior to employment
- One year of related successful work experience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Experience in operating basic office equipment, such as copiers
- Ability to lift equipment, supplies and/or children weighing at least forty (40) pounds
- Physical ability to perform all of the essential functions of the job.
Preferred Qualification: Experience working with students with special needs; Degree or coursework in Early Childhood Education
Required Credentials: CPR, First Aid, Communicable Disease, Child Abuse Training
Salary/ Rate of Pay: Step 1, $17.47/hour (Non-degreed); $19.74 (Degreed); $21.50 (Teaching Certificate)
Hiring Manager: Melissa Barrett-Burkeet, Principal
HR Staff: Sean E. Patton, Chief of Human Resources and Operations Charlene Lightfoot, Confidential Administrative Assistant - Human Resources