What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educational Assistant position at Villa Bella Expeditionary School?
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Villa Bella Expeditionary (VBE) is a new K-8th District 70 charter school. VBE will use an Expeditionary Learning/professional development and Illustrative Math curriculum. Founding staff will have the opportunity to be a part of a new and growing organization, which will require an immense amount of work, entrepreneurship, and creativity. VBE seeks energetic, compassionate, hard-working individuals whose educational philosophies align with EL Education.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The primary function of the education assistant is to assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing a quality instructional program to improve student achievement continuously.
REPORTS TO:
Director
QUALIFICATIONS:
Certification: Colorado Educator License with Special Education Generalist endorsement
EDUCATION:High School Diploma
Must be Highly Qualified (Highly Qualified is defined as having 48 college credit hours from an accredited college or university, having successfully passed the Work Keys Test or Praxis Test for Paraprofessionals OR having an associate degree or higher)ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSABILITES:
- Follows the daily schedule as prescribed.
- Adjusts to work assignments and/or schedule changes.
- Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of materials or skills the teacher initially introduces or outlines.
- Provides extra assistance to students with exceptionalities.
- Assists as directed by the supervising teacher to successfully maintain students with special needs in an integrated setting, as determined by the intervention team.
- Assists the teacher in preparing materials and equipment for small or whole group instruction.
- Supervises students in classrooms, hallways, school yards, gymnasiums, or on field trips/expeditions.
- Communicate clearly and positively with students and all stakeholders.
- Performs assigned non-instructional classroom duties, such as snack time, class change, etc.
- Additional school-level responsibilities as assigned by the Director
- Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community.
- Cover lunch and recess duties.
- Cover classroom supervision when needed.
- Other duties as assigned
COMPENSATION:
- We offer a competitive compensation package that includes comprehensive health benefits.
- Salary Range: $17.06-$20.88
- This position will be for the 2025-2026 school year
Salary : $17 - $21
