School Assistant: Support Classroom & Student Growth

Fort Wayne Community School District; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; 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 School District is seeking an School Assistant to support teachers with instructional clerical tasks and student management during the school year. The position follows standard school hours (7:45am–3:30pm with variations as needed) and offers benefits such as paid holidays, PTO, life insurance, and optional health plans.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, strong computer skills, and the ability to apply child guidance principles alongside basic

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:

Skills

Office software

Oral and written communication

Child guidance knowledge

Instructional methods knowledge

Education

Two years of college

Two-year college degree

ParaPro Assessment

1,000 hours of previous employment in a school

Completed 48 credit hours

Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials

Job description

Fort Wayne Community School District is seeking an School Assistant to support teachers with instructional clerical tasks and student management during the school year. The position follows standard school hours (7:45am–3:30pm with variations as needed) and offers benefits such as paid holidays, PTO, life insurance, and optional health plans.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, strong computer skills, and the ability to apply child guidance principles alongside basic