What are the responsibilities and job description for the REGULAR EDUCATION ASSISTANT @ Riverside Elementary School position at School District of Menomonee Falls?
The School District of Menomonee Falls is committed to all students graduating prepared for success. Our relentless pursuit of excellence culminates in exceptional academic achievement and engaging experiences aligned with student passions and pathways. We strive to be a school district of choice where all members of our school community feel they belong, are learning, and improving.
We have an opening for a part-time Regular Education Assistant at Riverside Elementary School - We welcome you to apply!
School Year Schedule: 18 hours/week; 4.5 hours/day; Tuesday-Friday; 9:30am - 2:30pm (includes a 1/2 hour unpaid lunch)
Key Skills and Abilities:
- Work effectively, collaboratively, and positively with students, teaching and non-teaching staff, and parents/guardians.
- Work with students using a variety of instructional strategies and adjust methods to needs of students.
- Maintain a sense of humor and use a positive and supportive approach when working with students.
- Gather and organize learning materials to be used by students.
- Perform individual and small group instruction.
- Use positive reinforcement and appropriate disciplinary techniques.
- To work independently and sometimes in a stressful environment.
- Maintain confidentiality of materials.
- To think quickly, maintain self-control and adapt to sometimes stressful or difficult situations with students
- Administer immediate basic first aid
- Operate all types of office equipment.
- Read and interpret documents such as district policies and procedures, handbooks, manuals and computer manuals.
- Proctor individual and school-wide tests.
- Produce monthly newsletters, recognition booklets, awards booklets, programs, flyers and handbooks.
- Install programs and plugins in lab computers.
- Process new books, magazines and newspapers into library system.
- Participate in professional development opportunities
- Excellent computer skills
- Intermediate level mastery of MS Word and Excel
- Skillful at searching the internet
- Knowledge of first line technical support for hardware and software
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Supervise students and be responsible for children’s well-being and safety when entering/leaving buildings, hallways, playgrounds, lunchrooms, bus lines, parking lots, or when on a field trip.
- Provide care and instruction of students in the absence of a teacher for a limited time or during emergency situations.
- Assists in student assessments
- Assists in the gathering and preparation of materials to be used by students in group, individual and learning center activities
- Act as an office assistant or in any other capacity as requested by administration
Qualifications
Desired Minimum Qualifications (Experience, Education, Certificates, Licenses and Training):
- High school diploma
- Minimum of five years working with children
- Excellent communications skills, written and verbal.
- Must be able to prioritize and exhibit sound problem solving abilities.
- Must have strong organizational skills.
- Must be able to work independently as well as within a team.
- Experience in a school district setting is highly desirable.
Equal Opportunity
It is the policy of the District that no person may be illegally discriminated against in employment by reason of their age, race, creed, color, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sex, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, membership in the National Guard, state defense force or any other reserve component of the military forces of Wisconsin or the United States, political affiliation, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, the authorized use of family or medical leave or worker's compensation benefits, genetic information, or any other factor prohibited by state or federal law.
Reasonable accommodations shall be made for qualified individuals with a disability, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the District. A reasonable accommodation is a change or adjustment to job duties or work environment that permits a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to perform the essential functions of a position or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment compared to those enjoyed by employees without disabilities.
Requests for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act from current employees must be made in writing in accordance with District policy.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $15.00 - $23.14 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $23