School Assistants Needed Job at City Garden Montessori, Saint Louis, MO

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  • City Garden Montessori
  • Saint Louis, MO

Job Description

City Garden Montessori School (City Garden) is the only Montessori charter school in Missouri, and we are one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to implement the Montessori approach to educating children in a diverse, public school environment. City Garden is committed to being an anti-biased, anti-racist community and seeks others who are passionate about these values. We are committed to fostering excellence for all City Garden children.

At City Garden we are redefining public education , reimagining community, and reinvigorating our world.

City Garden is a community-centered and people-centered organization in an exciting point in our growth and expansion. Ours is an environment that celebrates vulnerability and centers humanity in the workplace. To learn more about City Garden’s impact on the community, please read some recent articles about us, found HERE and HERE .

 

School Support 
City Garden Montessori School is seeking candidates with experience to fulfill Part-Time School Support Assistant AND Paraprofessional roles for the 2024-25 school year. We’re searching for enthusiastic individuals to support our students, teachers, and administrative staff.

Under the direction of the Building Operations Manager, the School Support Assistant serves as a “floater”, filling in wherever needed each school day. This requires a person who is both experienced and comfortable, in a role that can change from day to day.
Responsibilities
The following represents a summary of the responsibilities of this position. A detailed job description, may be downloaded HERE .

General School Support
  • Provide daily classroom support as needed
  • Safely supervise students in both instructional and assessment activities in and out of the classroom
  • Serve as a positive, nurturing role model for students
  • Act as a “utility player” throughout the building, providing support as determined by the Building Operations Manager and school administration. Some examples of this:
    • A student who needs supervision
    • Serve as paraprofessional support for students with special needs
    • Traffic support during daily drop-off and pick-up
    • Front desk support
    • Assisting with daily lunch service
    • Providing help in preparing for a school event
Before-Care/AfterCare (if assigned)
  • Facilitate activities for students
  • Keep accurate attendance records following check-in and check-out procedures
  • Safely supervise students indoors and outside, using good judgment in dealing with situations – behavioral, safety, instructional, etc.
  • Communicate with supervisory staff and parents/guardians about their student(s)

Schedule

Part-time: These shifts are available
  • 6:45 to 8:45 (before-care only)
  • 6:45 to 11:00 am (includes before-care)
  • 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
  • 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
  • 1:00 to 5:30 pm (includes aftercare)
  • 3:00 to 6:00 pm (aftercare only)
Monday through Friday when school is in session.
Length of Work Year: Through the end of June. This may include assigned work on non-instructional days.

Qualifications

  • Experience and love for working with kids!
  • At least 30 hours/credits of post-secondary education, Associate’s degree preferred
-- OR --
  • High school graduate with substitute teaching or paraprofessional certification from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 
  • At least one year of experience working with preschool and elementary-age students in a school or other supervised setting (YMCA, community center, day camp, etc.)
  • Be flexible to adapt to the changing nature of the work
  • Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others
  • Dependability – our students need us to be there for them
  • Willingness to assume any responsibilities appropriate for the position
  • Demonstrated commitment to equity and anti-biased/anti-racist principles
  • Effective communication skills with adults and children

Compensation

  • Position pay rate starts at $16.00 per hour.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Flexible hours, Shift work, Monday to Friday,

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