Kindergarten Assistant

Baltimore County Public Schools; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore County Public Schools is seeking a Kindergarten Assistant to support classroom operations under the direction of the classroom teacher. You will assist with routines, monitor students in the halls, help with materials, and reinforce safety and behavioral expectations during the day.

The role emphasizes non-instructional support, including lunch counts, attendance checks, and helping students with self-care, transitions, and small-group activities to create a safe, orderly learning

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience with early childhood population preferred.
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment; enforce safety rules and greet students.
• Monitor students during bathroom breaks; assist with toileting and self-care.
• Assist the kindergarten teacher with administrative tasks such as lunch counts and attendance.
• Maintain discipline and encourage appropriate behavior in halls, cafeterias, and assembly areas.
• Provide reinforcement and prompts to keep students on task and redirect when needed.
• Assist with distributing materials, arranging centers, and sit with students during activities.

Skills

Strong verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Student support

Discipline enforcement

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Under the direction of the classroom teacher, performs a variety of basic non‑instructional duties for kindergarten students, including working with individuals or small groups, assisting with classroom organization and administrative tasks, monitoring classrooms and hallways, preparing materials, and performing other related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment, enforce school safety rules and regulations, greet students, and help them with routine procedures such as opening lockers, arriving activities, and breakfast.
• Monitor students during bathroom breaks and assist with toileting and self‑care procedures.
• Assist the kindergarten teacher with administrative tasks such as lunch counts, attendance, and checking backpacks and folders.
• Maintain discipline and encourage appropriate behavior, monitoring student conduct in halls, cafeterias, and other assembly areas.
• Facilitate on‑task behavior by providing reinforcement and refocusing prompts, and redirect students who need assistance focusing.
• Assist with material distribution, arrange center tables for activities, and sit with students during instructional segments.
• Set up materials for lessons and record student responses on teacher‑created data sheets, offering non‑instructional support as needed.
• Facilitate students at centers and during snack time, encouraging self‑help skills.
• Reinforce skills directed by the teacher, facilitate oral language development and social skills at centers, and read to students while discussing stories.
• Facilitate movement within the classroom and school, guide play during gross‑motor periods, and accompany students on curricular field trips.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. Experience working with an early childhood population is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to provide assistance and support services to students.
• Ability to follow and enforce safety and disciplinary rules.
• Ability to foster effective working relationships with students, teachers, and other school personnel.

Physical and Environmental Conditions:

• Engagement in frequent walking, standing, lifting, and carrying, in addition to other physical duties associated with assisting early childhood students.

FLSA Status: Non‑exempt

Salary: $18 per hour