School Age Care Program Assistants Elementary Locations

Position Description:

The School Age Care (SAC) program is committed to providing students ages Kindergarten through Grade 5 a high-quality child care program. High-quality programming means plenty of engaging activities suited to the interests of the childrenenrolled in the program. Owatonna Public Schools arelooking for employees who are passionate about positive youth development and dedicated to providing youth with opportunities to grow every day.

Program Assistants work in a fun fast-paced environment. They facilitate planning preparation and delivery of fun and engaging activities for children. Program Assistantsshare responsibility for the safety and well-being of the children. This position does include working on non-school position includes interacting professionally with site teammates and building Assistants act within the perimeter of the SAC Program Handbook working collaboratively with Site Supervisors and the SAC ProgramCoordinator to meet program and district expectations.

Up to 8 positions available based on current enrollment.

Position Requirements:

A passion for working with children in a fast-paced and enriching environment. Exhibit flexibility as a team player with the ability to problem solve and handle multiple tasks at a time. Maintain a customer focus with an understanding of parent-child interactions. Must be 16 years of age or older. A High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred. Training beyond high school/GED is appreciated and preferred as is evidence of previous successful experience working with school-age children in a large-group care/education environment. This position requires the ability tocontribute tocooperative staff partnerships with communication skills to understand and be understood. Consistent and timely attendance is a must.

Schedule:

The successful candidate for this position must commit to work days scheduled within a school year calendar. All SAC Sitesare open Monday through Friday during school attendance days. On non-school days allProgram Assistants need to be available to help staff the centralized single-site Fun Day program. Not all Assistants will be needed for every non-school day; however a successful candidate must be available to fill a rotating schedule of assignments for these days. The daily work schedule may be adjusted based on daily attendance of participating year staff have first consideration for continued summer employment.

Work schedules vary by site. Available assignments include:

Mornings: 7-8:00 am

After School: 2:15-5:00 2:30-4:45 2:30-4:30. Preferences/accommodations to stated schedules will be discussed during interviews.
*All positions will have orientation and training hours during District Workshop Week August 24-26 2026.

Total Assignmentscan range from 5-14 hours per week. A SAC position is often a perfect job pairing for culinary or educational assistant positions throughout the district.

Classification / Pay Rate:

A-1-3EA // $17.31 to $20.89 per hour (depending on experience)

Employees will accumulate Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) in this position.

ISD 761 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DIVERSITY.

Required Experience:

Junior IC