Instructional Assistant

Elementary School Instructional Assistant (26 - 27 SY)

The Community Charter School of Paterson is seeking an Instructional Assistant to join our Elementary School for the 2026-2027 School Year.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists the classroom teacher in the delivery of an effective instructional program.

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by teacher.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Helps the teacher to plan and maintain bulletin board and other classroom learning displays.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and assists in the supervision of testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Performs clerical duties related to the instructional program including attendance reports, collection of money, duplication of materials, and distribution and return of notices to home.
• Helps very young students with their clothing, snack time routine, and toileting activities.
• Participates in in-service training as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned this may include but is not limited to leading structured play and wiggle breaks etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned by CCSP leadership.
  
  

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma
• A minimum of forty-eight (48) college credits from an accredited college or university
  
  

Employee benefits, including health benefits and PTO benefits are a valuable part of the total compensation package at CCSP. The CCSP benefits package is subject to the terms outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for members that are subject to the CBA. The benefits package for staff members that are not subject to the terms of the CBA is at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees.

Community Charter School of Paterson is among the top 1% in the state for student growth in math and reading—proof of our commitment to academic excellence.

Community Charter School of Paterson is an equal-opportunity employer.