Instructional Assistant/Preschool Secretary at Bell Elementary School
About the role
The Instructional Assistant supports teaching staff in providing a safe, welcoming, and engaging learning environment for all students. Working collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and other school staff, the Instructional Assistant provides academic support through small-group instruction and individual student assistance, while also supporting students' social-emotional growth, safety, and well-being throughout the school day. Responsibilities may include assisting with classroom instruction and preparation, supervising students in the lunchroom and on the playground, providing library support, and serving as a crossing guard during arrival and dismissal. The Instructional Assistant helps maintain a positive and orderly school environment, encourages student independence and positive behavior, and contributes to the overall success of the school community.
Preschool Secretary: All general administrative support positions are expected to perform common office procedures such as answering phones; providing information and customer service to students, employees and/or the community; word processing or data entry; and maintaining records while maintaining confidentiality. Although certain recurring tasks or responsibilities may be assigned to certain individuals within an office with multiple support positions, all employees in these positions are expected to contribute to keeping the office functioning effectively and efficiently.
Mission: Bell Elementary is committed to: Fostering a community of learners that invests in and relies on everyone. Nurturing relationships that are grounded in supporting each student's social/emotional needs. Providing equitable, inclusive, socially-just, and culturally competent learning opportunities where every student is valued. Cultivating grit and perseverance to assure every Bulldog is future ready.
Vision: Bell Bulldogs are kind, curious, and motivated learners.
Responsibilities
- Supports teaching staff in providing a safe, welcoming, and engaging learning environment for all students.
- Works collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and other school staff.
- Provides academic support through small-group instruction and individual student assistance.
- Supports students' social-emotional growth, safety, and well-being throughout the school day.
- Assists with classroom instruction and preparation.
- Supervises students in the lunchroom and on the playground.
- Provides library support.
- Serves as a crossing guard during arrival and dismissal.
- Helps maintain a positive and orderly school environment.
- Encourages student independence and positive behavior.
- Contributes to the overall success of the school community.
- Performs general administrative support: answering phones; providing information and customer service to students, employees and/or the community; word processing or data entry; maintaining records while maintaining confidentiality.
- Contributes to keeping the office functioning effectively and efficiently.
Qualifications
- Must be at least eighteen years of age.
- Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
- Hold an associate degree (AA) or higher OR have completed two years of study equivalent to 72 college quarter credit hours OR have passed an Educational Testing Service ParaPro Assessment documenting a score of 455 or higher OR have passed the Pearson Paraprofessional Assessment with a score of 220 or higher.
- Official documentation required upon hire.
- Must pass criminal background check.
Pay
$27.71 per hour for 5.0 hours (Instructional Assistant component).
$32.73 per hour for 1.0 hour (Preschool Secretary component).
Schedule
183‑day or 190‑day working calendar options.
6.0 hours per day total (5.0 hours Instructional Assistant, 1.0 hour Preschool Secretary).
Shift: TBD – Flexible.
Location: Bell Elementary (located within the Juanita Learning Community).