2024-2025 VPK Teacher's Aide

 

Reports to:                          Director, Early Childhood 

FLSA status:                       Hourly (non-exempt) 

Hours per week:                 29.5 hours, Part-time 

Campus:                              Melbourne 

 

We exist to glorify God by being a loving community where people are saved, set free, discipled, empowered, and sent out to fulfill their God-given calling. 

 

Job Summary: 

To assist the supervising teacher(s) to ensure students learn attitudes, skills, and subject matter which will contribute to their overall development as mature, able, and responsible Christians. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

·         Assist with the implementation of the daily program 

·         Help the teacher with planning and preparing the learning environment, setting up centers and preparing needed materials and supplies 

·         Supervise students during lunch, snack time and while on the playground (1 Peter 5:2-3) 

·         Establish order in the classroom, cafeteria, playground or on school-related field trips 

·         Reinforce teacher instruction to students, working with students on an individual or small group basis at the supervising teacher’s direction (1 Chronicles 29:17) 

·         Assist with the VPK Assessment two times per year 

·         Prepare for Parent Conferences two times per year and as needed 

·         Collect a minimum of two items per child monthly and file in individual portfolios 

·         Decorate classroom walls and hallway bulletin boards (Colossians 3:23) 

·         Change classroom books as needed to match current themes 

·         Greet children and parents at the door every morning (1 Peter 5:14) 

·         Maintain peaceful classroom environment while keeping it neat and orderly (I Corinthians 14:33) 

·         Possess good verbal and written communication skills; Communicate effectively with parents and students (Colossians 4:6) 

·         Support the school by attending extracurricular activities; Christmas Program, Open House, as well as other after hour events as needed. 

·         Accompany and supervise students going on bathroom breaks and to the library, specials and other activities and while the teacher is out of the room 

·         Be familiar with emergency protocols 

·         Perform clerical tasks such as taking attendance, making copies, distributing classroom-related materials, maintaining classroom student files, collecting lunch money, collecting papers from students, passing out papers to students, keeping pencils sharpened and keeping track of tallies and writing up daily tally reports 

·         Keep all (students, parents, staff) personal and medical information confidential (Proverbs 21:23) 

·         Keep the ministry in the forefront of all you do 

·         Perform any other duties that may be assigned by supervisor (Romans 12:6) 

 

Job Skills and Competencies: 

·         Education Level – high school diploma or a GED equivalent 

·         Demonstrate a reasonable level of computer literacy, having a basic proficiency in doing word processing, emailing and accessing the Internet 

·         Possess evidence of other adequate preparation, background or experience as determined by the school administrator 

Other Qualifications: 

·         Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech and actions toward others 

·         Demonstrate a personal relationship with Jesus through spiritual and moral integrity 

·         Fruit of the Spirit is consistently displayed in your life (Gal 5:22-23) 

·         Be a reflection of God’s love to colleagues and visitors (John 13:34- 35) 

·         Mature and ongoing relationship with Christ 

·         Actively participate in a local Bible-believing church 

·         A dependable team player who understands unity and works well with people (Ephesians 4:3) 

·         Maintain high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in all personal and professional matters (Hebrews 13:18) 

·         Servant-heart and optimistic attitude (Philippians 2:3) 

·         Have a conviction that God has called him/her to Christian school ministry (Proverbs 3:5) 

·         Follow the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with conflict