Long Term Teaching Aide

Job Title & Salary

Long Term Teaching Aide - ($145.00/day)

Location:

KIPP St. Louis.

KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open‑enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

Mission:
Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Vision:
Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school.

Every day, it is great people at KIPP that prove the possible. KIPP St. Louis Long Term Paraprofessionals will provide classroom support and small group instructional care to students, but more specifically, students that require high needs support.

Long Term Professionals assist and support the teacher(s) in implementing an instructional and care program to promote academic achievement and personal development in our Kindergarten classrooms. They will work alongside our Teacher Aides in supporting our high needs Kippsters.

Full‑time, Non‑Exempt, Hourly, TEMPORARY (per school district needs)

• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with students and teachers based on trust and respect
• Provides instructional support within the special education and general education classroom as needed in order to meet students’ needs
• Assists in delivering quality instruction/lessons created by teachers
• Communicates high expectations for behavior by teaching, practicing and reinforcing rules and consequences
• Approaches practice with a sense of urgency, maximizing every minute
• Maintains accurate and up‑to‑date records
• Assumes responsibility for student achievement
• Provides feedback to teachers about students’ progress and needs

• Consistently reflects on instructional practices through formal and informal methods and works relentlessly to meet individual and professional development goals
• Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines and honoring schedules
• Works to become knowledgeable about best practices in working with students with learning disabilities and challenging behavior
• Collaborates with content and grade‑level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor
• Embraces feedback and constructive criticism in the spirit of constant improvement

• Embody and maintain school’s values, policies, and culture
• Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, and staff
• Establish and maintain strong communication with all parents and share progress

• Pursue challenging professional goals each year
• Give and receive positive and constructive feedback with your colleagues
• Participate in school‑wide and individual professional development

• Participates actively in developing and following through with individualized learning plans and behavior plans for students
• Assists in the daily functioning of the school as necessary
• Focusing on supporting kindergarten students that example a high focus of support based on their social and emotional need

• Performs other duties relative to the overall operations of KIPP St. Louis Public Schools as assigned
• Escorts, assists, and/or supervises student(s) during play periods, movement throughout the building, to and from
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher buses, toileting routines, lunch, snack, specialized and inclusive classes, community activities and other times as designated

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