Dedicated Aide- School Year 25-26

Overview

Job Opportunity:
Dedicated Aide

Location:

Washington, DC

Department:
Student Support

Final date to receive applications:
Until filled

Expected Start Date of Position:
August 2025

Employment Type:

Full-time

Reports to:

SPED Coordinator

Compensation:
Salary range is $35,000-$58,676 and will be commensurate with degree and years of experience

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School's mission is to enable children to develop within themselves the power to shape their lives and the world around them.

Founded in 2016, Breakthrough Montessori is a public charter school in Washington, DC. We serve 388 students in PK3 through grade 6. At Breakthrough Montessori PCS, we believe in the unbounded potential of all children. Students of all races, classes, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and backgrounds deserve a personalized education.

Our school is grounded in an institutional commitment to development, prevention, and community. We support human development through a strict application of the time-tested Montessori instructional model. We support prevention through early learning, support, and intervention, enabling us to quickly and effectively address learning challenges. Finally, we support the community through an intensive approach to family engagement.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is committed to equity in all areas of our school's work. We believe in the unbounded potential of all children. Therefore, we are a supportive environment that seeks to employ a diverse staff reflective of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is a coaching school; all team members receive and give coaching to support professional growth.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS seeks dedicated aides for the 2024-25 school year who are dedicated to public Montessori and excited to help shape this transformational school. The dedicated aide assists a student, helps them adapt to their classroom environment, and supports their learning to function independently er the direction of the Special Education Coordinator, and with the support of the Montessori Support Specialists, the dedicated aide uses research-based interventions to support their student’s academic, social-emotional, and behavioral growth.

The Dedicated Aide is a 10-month position. Typical working hours are Mondays from 8:00 am-4:30 pm and Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm. Responsibilities include the following:

• Work with up to 4 students simultaneously while in the resource room; work with up to 2 students simultaneously while in the general education setting
• Use the research-based strategies or interventions specified in the student’s IEP, 504, BIP or other written plan to:
  • Academic Support:
    Implement and document the use of student accommodations and modifications as outlined in the students’ Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
  • Academic Support:
    Encourage and support student participation in scheduled lessons throughout the school day (i.e. individualized, small group, whole group, etc.).
  • Social/Emotional Support:
    Monitor/document students’ ability to initiate/respond to social interaction from peers; model appropriate social behavior; model emotional regulation strategies (supported by special education teachers and/or Counselor) and monitor students’ ability to co-regulate.
  • Behavior Support:
    Keep the student safe and ensure the student engages in safe behavior with their classmates.
  • Engage students in work and ensure that the student follows classroom norms and expectations
  • Ability to reteach lessons to students
  • Encourage self-discipline, independence, and responsibility
• Participate in professional development provided by the school on Montessori pedagogy, the appropriate use of Montessori classroom materials, and approved modifications of these materials.
• Stay with all assigned students at all times, but fall back when the student is engaging appropriately and independently
• Collaborate with classroom Guide and Assistant(s) to fully understand classroom routines; assist student in daily routines of…