Instructional Aide - Elementary Basic Skills (Spanish), Monroe ES (A03S)(26-27)

Sylvania; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

San Francisco Unified School District is seeking an Instructional Aide for Elementary Basic Skills with Spanish support. The role is part-time during the school term and temporary in appointment.

The job pays an hourly range and involves assisting in lessons, tutoring students, and maintaining instructional materials. The candidate will help implement core subjects, support diverse learners, and ensure a positive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and emergencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work across diverse environments within SFUSD.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning lessons and preparing instructional materials.
• Supervise and tutor students in specific skill areas.
• Explain subject matter, administer tests, and review assignments; maintain pupil records.
• Prepare and maintain instructional equipment and supplies.
• Maintain classroom discipline and safety during activities.
• Monitor halls, cafeteria, and other areas as needed.

Skills

Working with children

Emergency response

Effective communication

Data analysis

GSuite

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

GSuite

Job description

Job Class: A03S Instructional Aide – Elementary Basic Skills, Spanish

Salary Range: $31.52 -$36.87/hourly

Appointment Type: Temporary

Calendar: Part-Time, School Term

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 130 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

Job Goal: Supporting students by implementing the core curriculum for the basic skill areas of math, reading, science, social studies and writing for the kindergarten through elementary grades.

Essential Duties

The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.

• Assists in planning lessons and preparing instructional materials.
• Supervises and/or tutors individuals or small groups of pupils in specific skill and/or content areas. Conducts planned lessons with assigned groups in the classroom or other assigned educational location.
• Assists in explaining subject matter to pupils. Administer tests and examinations, and reviews, corrects and re-reviews assignments. Maintains individual pupil profiles and/or portfolios.
• Prepares, operates, and maintains instructional equipment and supplies such as audiovisual equipment, computers, laboratory equipment, and other teaching machines. May also procure and store such equipment. Issues various supplies and equipment to pupils. Maintains necessary records pertaining to instructional equipment and supplies.
• Assists in maintaining classroom discipline in order to provide a positive learning environment. Enforces classroom and school rules. Assists in behavior management and discipline among pupils on field trips and at school site activities.
• May assist other designated school staff in monitoring halls, locker areas, cafeteria, yard, auditorium, gymnasium, lavatories, and other areas of the site in accordance with program regulations.
• Renders first aid in compliance with modern precautionary methods. Reports disciplinary problems and injury incidents to the proper supervisor.
• May assist the professional staff in publicizing educational development programs by issuing information, objectives, and functions of the program.
• Perform related duties as required.

The strongest candidates will have:

• Utilizes knowledge appropriate to satisfy the Distinguishing Characteristics of the class listed above, examples of which may include familiarity with teaching methods, instructional media, test scoring, school organization, and school rules and regulations.
• Demonstrates competency in performing the following tasks: working with children, acting quickly ad effectively in emergencies, working with and relating to all individuals within the culturally diverse environment of SFUSD, and developing and maintaining effective, courteous communications with pupils, staff and public.
• Knowledge of San Francisco’s public schools/urban public schools and a passionate belief in SFUSD’s commitment to instructional leadership as a lever toward delivering on the SFUSD Graduate Profile
• Strong analytics and systems thinking necessary to interpret data to inform goals and strategy, as well as build infrastructure where none exists
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and roles within a complex organization
• A proven record of effectively planning, organizing and using resources to take action and achieve goals
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt as needed in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
• A flexible, “can do” work ethic with a focus on identifying challenges and proactively working to find solutions while maintaining a bigger picture lens and focus on what can be delivered instead of what cannot be done
• Excellent data analysis skills and experience synthesizing data to drive action steps
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior level district staff and colleagues
• Effective written and verbal communication and the ability to clearly communicate complex, bureaucratic processes to a variety of audiences
• Ability to define and implement effective HR business practices
• Ability to work effectively in difficult situations that involve confidential and sensitive matters
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and GSuite (Google Docs, Slides, Sheets,