School Assistant (Bilingual Spanish and English)
Summary
Assist teachers in a dual-immersion charter school by supervising students during meals, recess, and enrichment, ensuring safety and supporting bilingual learning activities.
Overview
Though 9 in 10 Latino young adults say a college degree is important for success in life, fewer than 15% age 25 or older hold a bachelor’s degree. Voices College-Bound Language Academies exists to change that.
Voices is a public charter school network with a mission to prepare all students for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous dual-immersion program. Every student, regardless of home language, graduates bilingual and biliterate in English and Spanish.
Role Summary
Voices Academies’ School Assistant staff will work during meal, recess and enrichment periods and assist in the supervision of students inside and outside the classroom; prepare meals and assist with cleanup tasks; and perform other duties as assigned. All employees must fully support the mission, vision and values of the school and must be willing to actively and enthusiastically participate in a professional learning community. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of general needs and behavior of children; and know basic first aid; and appropriate safety precautions and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
Supervise:
- Communicate with students and motivate them to participate in learning activities
- Supervises classroom and outdoor playground activities to direct students into safe activities and relationships
- Observes activities of students and assists the teacher in maintaining order
- Informs the teacher on progress or problems
- Administers basic first aid, as needed
- Performs incidental housekeeping tasks, such as arranging objects, putting things away, cleaning tables, chairs, sweeping and work areas
- Performs related work as required
- Learn and adapt new procedures and conditions
- Apply knowledge and practices with good judgment
- Recognize and report hazards to safety
- Learn laws, rules, practices and procedures related to public education and related to the program to which assigned
- Understand and carry out oral and written instructions
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Other duties as assigned