Educational Assistant

West Ottawa Public Schools; Michigan; On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

West Ottawa Public Schools is seeking an Educational Assistant to support classroom instruction at Lakewood Elementary School. This part-time role involves leading student reading and math groups, organizing supplies, supervising recess and lunch, and collaborating with teachers to uphold safety protocols.

Hours are 18 per week, school year, with immediate availability. Flexible, team-oriented candidates who can adapt to daily needs and maintain a positive classroom environment will fit well

Qualifications

• Experience working with children on academics.

Responsibilities

• Lead student reading and math groups
• Organize and maintain school supply orders.
• Monitor recess and lunch, outdoors, daily
• Collaborate with teachers and staff to ensure school safety protocols are followed
• Assist with student behaviors/management
• Other duties as assigned by the school administrator

Skills

Experience working with children on

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - West Ottawa Public Schools

• Position Type: Support Staff/ Education Assistant
• Date Posted: 9/1/2026
• Location: Lakewood Elementary School
• Date Available: Immediately

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Educational Assistant Posting # 4109

Reports To: Principal

Beginning: Immediately

Hours: 18 hours per week

School year/Part-time

Qualifications:

• Experience working with children on academics

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead student reading and math groups
• Organize and maintain school supply orders.
• Monitor recess and lunch, outdoors, daily
• Collaborate with teachers and staff to ensure school safety protocols are followed
• Assist with student behaviors/management
• Other duties as assigned by the school administrator

Other Information:

• Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day
• Supervises students at play-time on the playground and maintains a harmonious atmosphere on the playground
• Performs any other tasks as deemed appropriate by the building principal and/or the teacher

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in person attendance.

Postings current as of 9/10/2026 11:45:12 AM CST.

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