9- 14 Extended Day Assistant, Part-Time

The Near North Montessori (NNM) School Extended Day Faculty (part-time position) works with the after school teams along other staff members to provide a caring warm and fun environment for students after the school day ends.  Hours of this program are Monday Friday 2:30pm to 6:00 pm during the regular school year and additional work may be available over the summer season.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide care for and lead/participate in activities for students enrolled in the after school program
• Work collaboratively with after school staff to plan fun developmentally appropriate activities within the after school environments (both indoor and outdoor)
• Assist with organization and preparation of the afterschool rooms and other spaces used on a daily and weekly basis
• Assist students with transitions in and out of after school this includes other school activities snack carpool/pickup and more; ensuring safety at all times and following established school protocols for child pick up and drop off
• Clean the assigned after school room and provide input into ideas for new material and room arrangement
• Update records and paperwork as directed by the supervisor
• Acquire professional training in the educational field by attending educational conferences training workshops and other related activities
• Be flexible open and responsive to changes in assignments being available for on-call shifts as child care assignments are added based upon the changing needs of the Programs department
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required assigned or requested

Qualifications :

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbal and written with children and adults

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbal and written with children and adults
• Advanced understanding of a childs physical social emotional and cognitive development
• Demonstrated ability to follow directions and complete tasks in an effective manner
• Ability to work in a fast-paced high-energy setting
• Ability to organize and participate in age-appropriate enrichment activities
• Ability to work well with people
• Proficiency in the use of Google Docs
• Bachelors degree preferred
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Additional Information :

Additional Information

• Full-time employment to start in August of 2025.
• Pay Information: The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00 an hour based on skills and experience.

Requirements for All Employees: 

1. Understands and acts in accordance with NNM mission and values
2. Ability to be a team-player working effectively with all students families staff supervisors and others
3. Prioritize and work to ensure student safety throughout the school both individually and as part of the greater community
4. Ability to independently function efficiently in a changing and varied environment with frequent interruptions
5. Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on details demonstrating appropriate planning preparation and execution of work 
6. Ability to follow all NNM policies and procedures asking for clarification or support if needed
7. Actively practices a commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion in all areas of work
8. Maintains professional skill level pursuing and/or attending professional development and training opportunities required for the position

Environment and/or Physical Factors:
The Work Environment and Physical Demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The physical demands to perform the assigned task(s) may include standing walking reaching stooping crouching bending lifting and pushing.   

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop kneel crouch or crawl
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and push up 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision and ability to adjust focus

Near North Montessori believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion gender national origin age disability genetic information sexual orientation ancestry veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local anti-discrimination laws. The Schools equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment hiring selection compensation benefits transfer conditions and privileges of employment.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time