School Assistant: Classroom & Admin Support

Fort Wayne Community Schools; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Basic Term Life Insurance

Optional Direct Primary Care Plan

Various Optional Supplemental Benefits

Job summary

Fort Wayne Community Schools seeks a School Assistant to support teachers with instructional clerical tasks and student management in a school setting. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, strong office computer skills, and solid oral and written communication.

Candidates may qualify with two years of college, a two-year degree, Para-Pro, or CDA credentials. This position follows the school year with shifts around 7:45am–3:30pm and includes standard benefits.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have a high school diploma or GED. Must have strong office computer and oral and written communication skills. Incumbents must possess knowledge of child guidance principles and practices and basic instructional methods and techniques.
• Prefer candidate to be highly-qualified. The paraprofessional can be determined for highly-qualified if he or she has:
• Two years of college experience from an accredited college
• A two-year college degree from an accredited college
• Passed the Para-Pro Assessment
• One year or 1 000 hours of previous employment in a school or working with children
• Passed annual school-level evaluations
• Completed 48 credit hours of college level classes from an accredited college
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials

Skills

Office software proficiency

Oral and written communication

Child guidance principles

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years of college experience

Two-year college degree

Para-Pro Assessment

Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials

Job description

Fort Wayne Community Schools seeks a School Assistant to support teachers with instructional clerical tasks and student management in a school setting. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, strong office computer skills, and solid oral and written communication.

Candidates may qualify with two years of college, a two-year degree, Para-Pro, or CDA credentials. This position follows the school year with shifts around 7:45am–3:30pm and includes standard benefits.