Part Time Kindergarten Instructional Aide - St. Michael School - Vicariate IV
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Archdiocese of Chicago
Orland Park, IL, US
Summary
The instructional aide supports the classroom teacher by supervising students during daily activities and assisting with educational programs. They also perform clerical tasks and help maintain a clean, safe, and orderly classroom environment.
Job Description
The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools serve more than 40,000 students in 154 elementary and high schools in Cook and Lake counties. It is one of the largest private school systems in the United States. Its schools have received 96 Blue Ribbon awards from the U.S. Department of Education over the past 10 years.
The kindergarten aide agrees to act in accordance with the philosophy and policies of the school and parish, and to cooperate with the principal and classroom teacher in matters that pertain to the educational program of the school and the classroom to which the aide is assigned.
Responsibilities:
- Performs duties as assigned by the principal, which help facilitate the overall operation of the school.
- Works for and in cooperation with the assigned classroom teacher
- Maintains confidentiality and discretion regarding school and classroom matters.
- Supports the professional staff with the non-teaching duties.
The kindergarten aide’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assumes position assigned by the principal.
- Follows directions of the classroom teacher to which the aide is assigned.
- Supervises and/or assists students throughout the day.
- Performs clerical duties as needed and directed by the classroom teacher.
- Circulates and offers assistance to students who are struggling with the material, either referred by the teacher or based on observation.
- Monitors students during whole group activity, making sure that students are on task.
- Helps individual children monitor time and progress.
- Supervises students during washroom breaks, snack time, lunch, and change of classes
- Supervises students during extracurricular classes.
- Helps keep the classroom neat, clean, and orderly. Follows basic sanitation procedures.
- Interacts with students by engaging them in conversation throughout the day.
- Helps to arrange and display student work.
- Helps to arrange displays of learning materials.
- Assists teacher in planning lessons and activities as requested.
- Follows procedures to ensure the safety and health of the students.
- Participates in professional development to meet requirements of special programs (e.g.. Preschool for All, Early Reading First, etc.)
- Follows the dress code for professional staff.
- Attends Early Childhood workshops and classes.
- Attends meetings/staff development as requested by principal.
The Archdiocese of Chicago offer a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information about our benefit programs is available here.
This position has an hourly range of $15.00 - $17.00. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on many factors including but not limited to: relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and organizational needs.
The Archdiocese of Chicago, the third largest archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, serves more than 2.2 million Catholics in 221 parishes. Pastored by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, the ninth Archbishop of Chicago since 2014, the archdiocese has more than 15,000 employees in its systems and ministries.
The Archdiocese of Chicago offers excellent Catholic school education through one of the largest U.S. private school systems – the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools. Our school system leads the nation in receiving the most Blue Ribbon Awards of Excellence in Education.
Among the archdiocesan organizations is Catholic Charities, the region's largest nonprofit social service agency assisting 1 million people in need in Cook and Lake Counties every year.
Over the decades, our local church has introduced groundbreaking efforts such as Pastoral Migratoria, a parish-based, immigrant-to-immigrant ministry that is expanding nationally. The program aims to empower immigrants in participating in their communities through service, leadership formation and action, while promoting justice.
As part of Pope Francis’ vision of the mission of the Church, Cardinal Cupich launched a violence prevention initiative to increase the capacity and reach of current programs that address the root causes of violence in Chicago and to identify and actively seek collaboration with like-purposed organizations.
The Archdiocese of Chicago offers a variety of career opportunities that support the mission of the Catholic Church: To know Jesus Christ and to make Jesus Christ known, with a particular focus on Renew My Church, an initiative devoted to making new disciples, building up communities and inspiring witness to Christ’s presence in the world.
Join us to make a difference in our archdiocese and beyond. Visit our employment page: https://www.archchicago.org/about-us/careers
Founded
1843
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Religious Organization
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
The Archdiocese of Chicago, the third largest archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, serves more than 2.2 million Catholics in 221 parishes. Pastored by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, the ninth Archbishop of Chicago since 2014, the archdiocese has more than 15,000 employees in its systems and ministries.
The Archdiocese of Chicago offers excellent Catholic school education through one of the largest U.S. private school systems – the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools. Our school system leads the nation in receiving the most Blue Ribbon Awards of Excellence in Education.
Among the archdiocesan organizations is Catholic Charities, the region's largest nonprofit social service agency assisting 1 million people in need in Cook and Lake Counties every year.
Over the decades, our local church has introduced groundbreaking efforts such as Pastoral Migratoria, a parish-based, immigrant-to-immigrant ministry that is expanding nationally. The program aims to empower immigrants in participating in their communities through service, leadership formation and action, while promoting justice.
As part of Pope Francis’ vision of the mission of the Church, Cardinal Cupich launched a violence prevention initiative to increase the capacity and reach of current programs that address the root causes of violence in Chicago and to identify and actively seek collaboration with like-purposed organizations.
The Archdiocese of Chicago offers a variety of career opportunities that support the mission of the Catholic Church: To know Jesus Christ and to make Jesus Christ known, with a particular focus on Renew My Church, an initiative devoted to making new disciples, building up communities and inspiring witness to Christ’s presence in the world.
Join us to make a difference in our archdiocese and beyond. Visit our employment page: https://www.archchicago.org/about-us/careers
Founded
1843
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Religious Organization
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
