Instructional Assistant/Paraprofessional

Location

Aurora, CO | United States

Job description

High Point Academy is seeking educators inspired to reach, empower, and achieve greatness.

At HPA...

We REACH each child every single day.

We EMPOWER students and staff to maximize their learning and growth;

To ACHIEVE more than thought possible.

At High Point Academy, we understand that powerful learning only happens with strong relationships between students, staff, and families. Our mission is to provide a strong foundation of academic excellence in partnership with family and community in which each individual is challenged to achieve his/her highest potential academically, socially, and personally.

High Point Academy is a public charter school serving students preschool through 8th grade. Located in Aurora, CO, just north of Green Valley Ranch (10 minutes from Denver International Airport), HPA serves an ethnically diverse student population which includes 26% linguistically diverse students and 54% of students that qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch. HPA is an award-winning wellness school whose curriculum and classes promote healthy lifestyle choices.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at High Point Academy. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

• High Point believes the role of every member of the community is to ensure our students are known, cared for, and celebrated. That every member of the community respects each other's race, gender, ethnicity and all other difference we experience today.

• High Point Academy is committed to each and every child's growth and success, and we know that creating an accessible, safe and supportive environment are integral components for academic excellence. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Strengthens High Point Academy's climate for diversity, equity & inclusion. Demonstrates skills in promoting and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, races, genders, ages and backgrounds.

Summary: All employees of High Point Academy work together to achieve HPA's mission. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed below, we seek Learning Support Team Instructional Assistants who are collaborative with colleagues, empathetic in their relationships with students and families, and willing to work above and beyond their job description in order to ensure success for students. The Learning Support Team Instructional Assistant (LST/IA) is responsible for the supporting the needs of the students in the school and for working with students, parents, other teachers and the Learning Support Team toward achieving the goals set forth in the High Point Academy Mission Statement.

Essential Duties-Instructional Assistant

• Working with individual students or small groups of students requiring intervention services, Kindergarten - 8 th grade in both a push-in and out setting to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff.
• Model and foster independent thinking skills, creative problem-solving, and abstract reasoning.
• Show empathy and understanding of students and hold students accountable.
• Communicate consistently and effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community.
• Develops a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect with colleagues and students.
• Communicate and collaborate with teachers on the needs of the students.
• Consistently progress monitors individual or small groups of students to ensure growth.
• Facilitate resolution of problems that might arise with students.
• Creates a safe, supportive environment for students during lunch/recess duties.
• Knowledge of and adherence to approved communication pathways.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

Associate Degree Early Childhood Education

Required Qualifications: High School Diploma

Works Keys Certification

• Aptitude for the work to be performed • Interest in children and education • Expert-level written and oral communication skills • Commitment to HPA-approved curriculum • Entrepreneurial outlook and charter school commitment • Ability to work collaboratively • Strong self-starter; able to work with limited direction • Ability to apply superb judgment

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Salary

$16 - $21 per hour