Teaching Assistant / Health Care Aide for 5th Grade

Orchard View Schools; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Orchard View Schools is hiring a Teaching Assistant / Health Care Aide for Cardinal Elementary School (5th Grade). The role runs 6.75 hours daily, Monday through Friday, during the school year, with a pay rate of $16.79 per hour.

Primary tasks include assisting the teacher, monitoring student progress, and reinforcing lessons while performing health-related tasks as trained. Qualifications include being Highly Qualified per the Department of Education (associate’s degree, 60 credits, or ETS

Qualifications

• Basic First Aid/CPR required.
• Experience working with children preferred.
• Strong writing and grammar skills plus basic computer use.

Responsibilities

• Follow teacher directives and assist with students.
• Monitor progress and conduct data/record keeping.
• Reinforce lessons and activities; provide basic health aide support as trained.

Skills

First Aid/CPR

Behavioral Management

Experience with children

Office equipment

Communication skills

Writing/grammar

Record keeping

Lifting

Education

Associate's degree / 60 credits

Job description

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POSITION: Teaching Assistant / Health Care Aide (1 positions)

LOCATION: Cardinal Elementary School (5th Grade)

SCHEDULE: 6.75 hours (7:50am-3:05pm; M-F; School Year Only)

PAY RATE: $16.79

QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHING ASSISANT / HEALTH CARE AIDE:

Employee shall report and be directly responsible to the assigned teacher(s) as approved by the administrator. They will be responsible to follow the teacher's directives and be involved with the students, monitoring progress, data/record keeping, and reinforcing the lessons and/or activities, or as deemed appropriate by position. Must be Highly Qualified per Department of Education in order to apply for this position. Highly qualified as in having a associate's degree, 60 credit hours or have taken the ETS assessment with a score at 460 or higher.

HCA are employed to primarily provide specific assistance to identified students. These positions may require district to provide training in medical related and bodily care functions to include but not limited to trachea suction, cauterization, postural drainage or percussion, CPR, ostomy feeding tubes, bathing, catheterization, diapering, lifting, dispensing of medication.

SKILLS REQUIRED/RECOMMENDED:

• Basic First Aid/CPR
• Behavioral Management
• Experience working with children
• Basic Computer Operations/use of office equipment
• Basic Communication Skills
• Basic Writing/Grammar Skills
• Record Keeping
• Lifting

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

October 23, 2026 @ 12pm

It is the policy of Orchard View Schools that no person shall on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, creed or ancestry, age, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination, in employment or any of its programs or activities.