What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary Assistant (4th-6th grade) Montessori position at Compass Montessori - Golden?
Elementary Assistant Role
Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Is at school by 7:30am and leaves by 3:30pm and meets after school once a week for self governing team meetings and all staff meetings.
- Prepares and maintains the environment.
- Helps care for the classroom pet (cleaning their environment)
- Protects the lessons the lead gives by redirecting children.
- Supports children with follow-up work by working with them, checking their answers, and/or editing.
- Monitoring recess
- Helping proctor during testing.
- Limit the use of technology in the classroom to only necessary situations.
- Support and making of materials such as making copies, laminating, cutting, and labeling.
- Breakfast or snack eating is limited to the common space, and lunch is only eaten in class at lunchtime.
- Helping care for classroom pets.
- Carline and traffic duty.
- Supporting in the common spaces like the hallway, and commons.
- Classroom management and support during the work cycle.
- Models grace and courtesy as well as the same expectations that the children have.
- Going to Self Governing Team meetings each week and all staff meetings.
- Attend overnight trips to support staff and students
Norms regarding parents:
- If parents approach you and have questions regarding academic or social/emotional issues please refer questions to the Lead teacher.