Instructional Aide / Classroom Aide

Start date: January 6, 2025 through end of school year

Hours: M-F; 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 pm. (includes ½ hour unpaid lunch break)

Full Time with benefits: 37.5 hours per week

Starting pay range per hour: $19.85-23.40. Commensurate with education and experience

Traditional school year: January 6 through mid-June

Reports to: Classroom Teacher and Outdoor Director

Work location: In person (Costa Mesa, CA)

General Description

The classroom aide is a support to the Teacher in the classroom and to the Outdoor Director on the playground. The aide has classroom responsibilities to better meet the needs of the students in the TK, Kindergarten and First Grade programs. The aide has specific playground duties designed to promote the safety and well-being of students at all grade levels. The aide has carpool duties that support the ease of traffic flow into and out of the campus; also facilitating the safety of drivers and students.

Requirements:

Experience is preferred, but not required. The applicant must show willingness and ability to comply with and execute all components contained in the job description and be willing to receive specialized training for this position.

Strongly preferred: Experience working with children in a group setting

Necessary qualities: promptness, reliability, team player, servant heart, positive attitude.

Playground Responsibilities – Supervised by Outdoor Director

· Maintains careful supervision of children - staying in supervision zone

· Reads, understands, and enforces playground rules

· Carefully watches for safety and well-being of children

· Carefully observes student behavior while on playground duty

· Controls student behavior in a positive manner and reports problems to teachers or supervisor

· Notifies teacher or supervisor about any repeated misbehavior or serious problems

· Reinforces and encourages positive character qualities

· Discontinues any unsafe or questionable activities

· Intervenes and disciplines normal behavior according to school policy and uses conflict management methods.

· Properly administers first aid (band aids, ice packs, etc.) as needed, or escorts seriously injured or sick children to Health Office

· Supervises snack/lunch tables – follows guidelines

Classroom Responsibilities – Supervised by Classroom Teacher

Instructs small groups
Provides individual student help
Grades papers, prepares materials for instruction, files, laminates, etc.
Helps with bulletin boards and room environment
Maintains careful supervision of students in teacher’s absence
Other duties as directed by the classroom teacher

Additional Responsibilities

Assist with morning and afternoon carpool as assigned.
Attend weekly aide meetings and all staff meetings as requested

Non-discriminatory policy:

It is and shall be the policy and practice of Mariners Christian School in the hiring of employees that the school will not discriminate on the basis of the applicant’s race, age, genetic information, color, gender, nationality, or ethnic origin. We do reserve the right to screen applicants on the basis of religious preference.

Each employee of Mariners Christian School must:

Be able to show evidence of acceptance of Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and be able to articulate a personal relationship with Him, as well as provide evidence of regular church attendance.
Maintain a lifestyle consistent with the moral standards stated in the Mariners Christian School handbook and the Declaration of Moral Integrity.
Be in agreement with and sign the MCS Statement of Faith.
Have criminal history clearance. (Fingerprinting specific to MCS to be arranged at hiring.)

Application instructions:

Please contact Linda Johnson: linda.johnson@marinerscs.org for an application packet.

Note: Expressing interest in this position and submitting requested items does not guarantee an invitation to interview.

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