Education Assistant - Upper Montessori 4th and 5th Grade

Overview

Position:
Educational Assistant - Upper Montessori (4th & 5th Grade) Waukazoo Elementary

Posting Dates:
January 16, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To:

Principal

Beginning:
March 11, 2026

Hours:

15.00 hours per week

Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• High school diploma required
• Experience working with school aged children preferred.

• Supports the teacher and students in a fourth/fifth grade Upper Montessori classroom
• Lead and/or support students 1:1 or in small group instruction
• Guide students through morning routines and Montessori time
• Work with teacher to ensure materials are prepared
• Student behavior support
• Other duties as assigned

• Willing to work outdoors in cold weather
• Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day

• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions:
  Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance.