K-8 Educational Assistant

Oregon Family School; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregon Family School in Oregon is seeking Educational Assistants for our K-8 program. The EA will work on campus in Bend, Redmond, or La Pine, assisting students with social, life and learning skills and supporting teachers with instruction.

Proficiency with technology and online educational platforms is required; training and occasional staff meetings are included. The role involves preparing supplies, supervising students, and helping maintain a safe, positive classroom and school environment,

Qualifications

• Proficient in technology and online educational platforms.
• Assist students with social, life and learning skills.
• Prepare, organize and maintain classroom materials and activities.
• Support a safe, engaging classroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist students, including those with special needs, under teacher direction.
• Communicate students' progress to teachers.
• Provide extra practice on identified skill areas.
• Prepare instructional materials and supervise breaks and transitions.
• Support daily routines and supervise safety in the classroom.

Skills

Technology proficiency

Tools

Online educational platforms

Job description

Oregon Family School is a virtual school in Oregon looking to add Educational Assistants for our K-8 program. The candidate must be proficient in the use of technology and online educational platforms.

Please check out our website www.oregonfamilyschool.com to learn more about our school. Our school is dependent on positive engaging staff to develop and maintain strong supportive relationships with our parents and their students.

While OFS is a virtual school, we offer many in-person classes as well. These positions will be on campus in the classroom. We are hiring EA's for our Bend (Tuesday - Thursday), Redmond (Wednesdays) and La Pine (Thursdays) campuses. On Fridays there is an occasional staff training or meeting.

Benefits, time off and PERS contribution are included depending on hours.

Educational Assistant : Assist student(s), in developing social, life and learning skills.

Prepare, organize and maintain classroom supplies and activities as directed.
Supervise student(s) in the classroom, schoolyard, in the school and on off-campus activities as required. Assist in first aid procedures and secure further assistance where needed.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Effectively support students with various individual needs, including Special Education and 504 students, upon direction of the classroom teacher.
2. Assists in communicating with teachers on students' progress.
3. Assists students' in their understanding of instructional concepts by reemphasizing the basic elements of teacher directed activities.
4. Provides students with additional practice on identified skill areas.
5. Assists with the correction of student work as assigned by the classroom teacher.
6. Prepares instructional materials.
7. Supervises students during any breaks/recesses, lunch periods, and before / after school by keeping a calm and disciplined atmosphere in all areas on the campus, playground, and during drop-off and pick-up.
8. Assists in monitoring the daily school routines of the classes, small groups, and / or students with individualized needs.
9. Participates in the various vocational / recreational activities developed for students requiring these services.
10. Follows any assigned daily schedule.
11. Assists in set-up and teardown of classroom and school.
12. Sets professional goal and fulfills performance standards identified in the evaluation process as required by the position.
13. Fulfills working conditions that require some physical effort and lifting up to 50 pounds.
14. Responsible for supporting a safe environment and keeping students safe while at school.
15. Fulfills other duties as assigned or assumed.