Preschool Associate -Adel Elementary JobID: 380

+ Position Type:

Student Support Services/ Associate

+ Date Posted:

5/24/2024

+ Location:

Adel Elementary

Description:ADM is seeking a highly motivated, quality applicant to work as 1:1 preschool associate at Adel Elementary, a preschool through 1stgrade building. The staff at Adel Elementary is incredibly caring and work in a collaborative manner.This vacancy is from 8:30am-12:00pm Monday-Thursday starting in August. Job Summary: The associate role is one to assist the teacher in supporting specific learning goals by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve appropriate skill levels.Essential Functions:

+ Work with individual students or in small groups to help achieve skills and understanding of class material

+ Work with a wide range of various needs, including academic, behavior and social Examples:

+ Reads to students, listens to students read and participates in other forms of oral communication with the students

+ Guides each student toward making appropriate choices and accepting responsibility for their own behavior

+ Assisting the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities

+ Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information regarding an individual student

+ Supervises students outside during arrival, recess, dismissal and may provide lunchroom supervision

A successful candidate will:

+ Be student-focused, team-oriented and have a strong desire to actively engage with students

+ Holds a humble philosophy that doing whatever it takes to help students be successful is required

+ Have effective time management skills and organizational skills

+ Enjoys kids, working with others and making a positive difference in the lives of children

+ Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information regarding students as is expected of fully licensed teachers

Qualifications:

+ High school diploma.

+ Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed.

+ Ability to maintain confidentiality.

+ Ability to work well with staff, parents, and students

AA/EOE