Education Assistant - Upper Montessori 4th and 5th Grade

West Ottawa Schools
  • MI
    29 days ago

    Job Description

    id='p4057_'>Education Assistant - Upper Montessori 4th and 5th Grade JobID: 4057

    Position Type:

    Support Staff/Education Assistant

    Date Posted:

    7/15/2026

    Location:

    Waukazoo Elementary School

    Date Available:

    08/24/2026

    Closing Date:

    Open until filled

    Additional Information: Show/Hide

    Notice of Support Staff Posting

    Position: Educational Assistant -Upper Montessori (4th &5th Grade) Posting # 4057

    • Waukazoo Elementary

    Posting Dates: July 15, 2026 Until Filled

    Reports To: Principal

    Beginning: August 24, 2026

    Hours: 15.00 hours per week

    Monday to Friday

    Qualifications:

    • High school diploma required
    • Experience working with school aged children preferred.
    • 60 credit hour or Associates Degree or ETS parapro assessment preferred

    Job Responsibilities:

    • Supports the teacher and students in a fourth/fifth grade Upper Montessori classroom
    • Lead and/or support students 1:1 or in small group instruction
    • Guide students through morning routines and Montessori time
    • Work with teacher to ensure materials are prepared
    • Student behavior support
    • Other duties as assigned

    Other Information:

    • Willing to work outdoors in cold weather
    • Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day

    Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

    • Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
    • Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
    • Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
    • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
    • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
    • Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
    • The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
    • The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMI

    Skills

    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Montessori Methodunmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Staff Trainingunmatched
    • Student Conductunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched

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