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Educational Assistant

Sheldon Woods Elementary SchoolPosted 3 weeks ago
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Job Description

Notice of Support Staff Posting

 

Position:                      Educational Assistant                                                 Posting # 4028

  • Sheldon Woods Elementary 

Posting Dates:             June 11, 2026 � Until Filled 

Reports To:                 Principal

Beginning:                   August 2026    

Hours:                         29.5 hours per week

                                    Monday � Friday

                                    School year/Part-time

Qualifications: 

  • Experience working with children on academics
  • Experience working with children is preferred. 

Job Responsibilities: 

  • Supervise students during morning drop off, lunch, recess and dismissal
  • Provide breaks and supports for students
  • Assist with math and reading intervention
  • Supporting learning in k-5 classroom
  • Copy, laminate and organize instructional material

Other Information: 

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

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.
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