Classroom Aide- Third Grade

Job Description - Classroom Aide Position

Hours: Part time: Monday & Friday- 8:00-12:15, Tuesday-Thursday, 8:00-3:30

Start Date: ASAP, October 2024

End Date: May 23, 2025

Description

Parkview Christian School (PCS), a ChildLight school in Lilburn, Georgia, is seeking a qualified classroom aide for our third grade classroom.

Our school is a five-day a week, K-8 Christian school which offers a liberal arts education based on the philosophy and methods of British educator Charlotte Mason. We seek to foster the development of great minds and wide interests while nurturing each child’s relationship to God and the world He has created. Our vision is for all students to grow in a love of learning that extends beyond the classroom for their good and the good of their communities. This kind of perpetual learning extends to teachers as well (“Ancora Imparo”–Still I am learning), ensuring that the classroom itself is collaborative between student and teacher. Class sizes are intentionally kept small, spending time outdoors is valued, and partnering with our covenant families in a positive way are key aspects of our educational mission.

A candidate will have the following skills, credentials, and expertise. He or she will:

• Embody the missions, vision, and core values of Parkview Christian School
• Be a professing Christian and able to affirm our statement of beliefs
• Possess a understanding of age-appropriate pedagogical techniques
• Have a high school diploma
• One year of relevant supervised classroom aide or childcare experience (required)
• All candidates who are hired must pass an extensive background check.
• First Aid Certification required (can be obtained upon hire)
• Be familiar with Charlotte Mason philosophy (preferred, but not required)
• Understand the aims, spirit, and methods of a CM education (or willing to learn)
• Have the desire and ability to cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues, students, and families

Position Functions and Essential Duties

• Works effectively with students and is trained in behavior management, discipline, and interpersonal relations.
• Acts as a role model in the classroom
• Creates and supports an environment that is safe, healthy, and conducive to student learning
• Academic support and tutoring
• Physical, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of diverse students
• Collaborate effectively with classroom teacher and other school personnel

Classroom Duties

• Provides support to the teacher to ensure a safe and stimulating educational environment.
• Assists the teacher in planning and preparation for daily activities; aids instructional efforts of the teacher.
• Leads classroom activities; may confer with parents on children's progress in the absence of the teacher.
• Assists children or adults, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Curriculum

The curriculum at PCS seeks to affirm that each student is created in the image and likeness of God, and that the pursuit of truth always begins with a sense of wonder. We hold to Mason’s primary belief that “children are born persons.”

The Charlotte Mason Educational Model

• Educates the whole child - nurtures the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical life of children
• Promotes the “science of relations” - forming relationships with God, man (including self), and the world
• Believes that children, and not teachers, are the responsible persons; they do the work by self-effort and habit-training because all education is self-education
• Assesses by written, picture, or oral narration (retelling); children tell what they know
• Does not teach to “the test”
• Adheres to written evaluations - no grades, prizes, etc. Children do the work for the sake of obtaining knowledge, not for grades or to please a teacher
• Uses “living books” - books that contain living ideas and are not written down to children. Textbooks are used for math and science, but they are heavily supplemented with “living books” and “hands-on experience”
• Enlists and covenants with parents, who are encouraged and expected to participate in the life of the school
• Provides outdoor recess each day (weather permitting), not including P.E. Outdoor education is an integral element of the curriculum
• Trains in the habits of both body and mind throughout all classrooms as the way to enable a child to master his own actions (self-discipline/masterly inactivity)
• Adheres to minimal homework, with the caveat that children are expected to use the 6-½ hours of the school day well
• Supports and teaches the arts (music, art, handiwork, etc.). Proven to increase academic performance as well love for the good, the true, and the beautiful, the arts are a non-negotiable part of a CM curriculum

Pay Rate

Starting at$17 per hour, based upon qualifications and experience.

If you are interested in this position, please send your resume and cover letter to Shane Swezey at principal@parkviewchristian.com.

More information about Parkview Christian School can be found on our website: parkviewchristian.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Education or Childcare: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17