2024-2025 Classroom Aide

Start date: August 19, 2024

Location:Mariners Church Campus - 4010 Mystra Dr, Oceanside, CA 92056

Job Type: Full Time with benefits: 37.5 hours per week

Length of work year: Traditional school year: 10-month position (August through mid June)

Schedule: M-F; 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 pm. (includes ½ hour unpaid lunch break)

Starting Range: Starting hourly range commensurate with education and experience: $17.16 – $21.81. The rate of pay within the specified range may be adjusted at any time by the appointing authority based on the candidates' qualifications, prior experience, education level, etc.

Reports to: Classroom Teacher

General Description

The Classroom Aide is a support to the Teacher in the classroom and to the lead aide on the playground. He/she has classroom responsibilities to better meet the needs of the students in the TK, Kindergarten and First Grade programs. He/she has specific playground duties designed to promote the safety and well-being of students at all grade levels. He/she has carpool duties that support the ease of traffic flow into and out of the campus; also facilitating the safety of drivers and students.

Requirements:

Experience is preferred, but not required. The applicant must show willingness and ability to comply with and execute all components contained in the job description and be willing to receive specialized training for his/her position.

· Strongly preferred: Experience working with children in a group setting

· Necessary qualities: promptness, reliability, team player, servant's heart, positive attitude

Playground Responsibilities

· Maintains careful supervision of children - staying in the supervision zone

· Reads, understands and enforces playground rules

· Carefully watches for the safety and well-being of children

· Carefully observes student behavior while on playground duty

· Controls student behavior in a positive manner and reports problems to teachers or supervisor

· Notifies teacher or supervisor about any repeated misbehavior or serious problems

· Reinforces and encourages positive character qualities

· Discontinues any unsafe or questionable activities

· Intervenes and disciplines normal behavior according to school policy, and uses conflict

· management methods

· Properly administers first aid (band-aids, ice packs, etc.) as needed, or escorts seriously injured or sick children to Health Office

· Supervises snack/lunch tables – follows guidelines

Classroom Responsibilities

· Instructs small groups

· Provides individual student help

· Grades papers, prepares materials for instruction, files, laminates, etc.

· Helps with bulletin boards and room environment

· Maintains careful supervision of students in teacher’s absence

· Other duties as directed by the classroom teacher

Additional Responsibilities

· Assist with morning and afternoon carpool as assigned.

· Attend weekly aide meetings and all staff meetings as requested

Non-discriminatory policy:

It is and shall be the policy and practice of Mariners Christian School in the hiring of employees that the school will not discriminate on the basis of the applicant’s race, age, genetic information, color, gender, nationality, or ethnic origin. We do reserve the right to screen applicants on the basis of religious preference.

Each employee of Mariners Christian School must:

• Be able to show evidence of acceptance of Jesus Christ as his/her personal Savior and be able to articulate a personal relationship with Him, as well as provide evidence of regular church attendance.
• Maintain a lifestyle consistent with the moral standards stated in the Mariners Christian School handbook and the Declaration of Moral Integrity.
• Be in agreement with and sign the MCS Statement of Faith.
• Have criminal history clearance. (Fingerprinting specific to MCS to be arranged at hiring.)

Application instructions:

Please contact Angela Kim at angela.kim@marinerscsos.org for an application packet.

Note: Expressing interest in this position and submitting requested items does not guarantee an invitation to interview.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.16 - $21.81 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• 1st grade
• 2nd grade
• Kindergarten

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School subjects:

• English
• ESL
• Foreign Language
• History
• Math
• Physical Education
• Reading
• Science
• Social Studies
• Visual & Performing Arts

School type:

• Private school

Work Location: In person