Program Assistant (LS) - Newburgh Elementary
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Job Location:
Newburgh, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
26-08-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This program assistant will be working in a Life Skills classroom.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The primary role of a life skills program assistant (PA) is to assist teachers and students in all facets of daily classroom activities. Most PAs can expect to divide their time between working with students providing instructional and behavioral support and completing administrative tasks assigned by the teacher.
- Assist teacher with conducting lessons managing the classroom and supervising seat work.
- Monitor the classroom and minimize distractions/disruptions.
- Provide support to teacher by setting up work areas instructional tasks distributing and collecting supplies etc.
- Assist individual or small groups of students reinforcing instruction as directed by the teacher.
- Assist in the administering and scoring a variety of tests or tasks according to student performance and behavior.
- Empower students through programs designed to enhance their academic behavioral and social-emotional achievements.
- Act as a nurturing and encouraging influence for students during lessons.
- Assist with student supervision outside the classroom in activities such as: emergency drills assemblies etc.
- Assist substitute teachers by providing necessary information on classroom routine during the regular teachers absence.
- Other duties as assigned by teacher or administrator.
Minimum Training and Experience Require
Completed two years of study at an institution of higher education; or
Obtained an associates (or higher) degree; or
Met a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate through aformal State or local academic assessment knowledge of and the abilityto assist in instructing reading writing and mathematics (or asappropriate reading readiness writing readiness and mathematicsreadiness).
This position earns $18.45 per hour.
Position is paid 26 times a year. So total pay is spread out over the summer months.
This position can be combined with driving a bus for full-time pay and benefits.
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
