Dedicated Aide Immediate and SY 25-26
Dedicated Aide Immediate and SY 25-26
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ABOUT MERIDIAN PCSMeridian is a PreK8th grade school located in Washington DCs vibrant U Street Corridor. Our mission is to inspire a passion for learning in our students and to help them build their selfconfidence and selfrespect through academic achievement. Our 650 students are a diverse mix of AfricanAmerican Latino Asian African and White students. Almost 30 of our students are English language learners and we have one of the largest Latinx populations in DC charter schools. Meridian is committed to serving our local community and onethird of our students live within a half mile of the school. We are also proud of the fact that Meridian is a school of choice for parents all eight wards of the city are represented among our student population. Our middle school campus serves nearly 200 students in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in grades strengths include two beautiful campuses with nearby outdoor and recreational grounds; state of the art technology for students and teachers; updated and aligned curricula; an academic program laserfocused on student growth achievement and socialemotional development; extensive professional development and support for teachers and leaders; and a school culture grounded in student achievement collaboration and studentcentered additional information about Meridian visit mpcsdc.ABOUT THE POSITIONWe are recruiting dedicated aides for immediate hire and for the 202526 school year. A dedicated aide works from 7:45 am 3:45 pm during the regular academic year. The position may require occasional evening and/or weekend commitments outside of the regular school hours. A dedicated aide is paid on an hourly basis and is responsible for the following:High school degree or GED equivalent Trained in therapeutic restraint tactics Demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading writing and mathematics Strong communication skills in order to ensure effective positive interactions with teaching team staff parents and students Solution focused and goal oriented Energetic reliable and flexible Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative work environment Ability to maintain a patient and supportive relationship with assigned students requiredHOW TO APPLYDo you embody a love of learning Do you believe in the importance of educating the whole child Do you want to help Meridian continue to grow from good to great Apply today!NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.Meridian Public Charter School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Schools EEO policy prohibits discrimination in employment based on race color religion national origin disability sex age sexual orientation marital status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Meridian PCS prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and will reasonably accommodate applicants with a disability upon request and will also ensure reasonable accommodation for employees with a disability. Under this policy equal employment opportunity is required in recruitment hiring training and development promotion termination compensation benefits and all other terms conditions and privileges of employment as required by applicable law.
- Support the creation of environments and instructional opportunities that meet the needs of diverse learners
- Assist students with participating in daily classroom lessons and routines
- Collaborate in the implementation of daily lesson plans by supporting students access to instructional material
- Use positive affect and communication techniques that are sensitive to students needs
- Administer tests homework assignments makeup work etc. for the purpose of supporting students
- Consistently implement behavioral and academic strategies as per students IEPs
- Communicate with teachers as may be required for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
- Maintain student records; assist teachers in regularly observing students and tracking student progress
- Provide assistance to the implementation of physical and occupational therapy speech and language vision and hearing support programs as needed for the student
- Assist students with gross and fine motor activities including personal hygiene feeding and toileting
- Assist student with school meals (breakfast lunch snack) including carrying trays organizing meal trays for students and cleaning up meals
- Work with families to support the progress of assigned students
- Respond to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers parents administrators students etc. in order to resolve issues providing information and/or direction
- Actively monitor students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom cafeteria playground hallways restrooms field trips etc. to provide a safe and positive learning environment
- Attend student grade level content level and school meetings as assigned by administration or designee
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