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Reading School District l Reading, Pa. · 5 months ago

2025 - 2026 SY Kindergarten Assistant (Full Time 10-Month)

Reading, PA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$15/hr - $15/hr

Reading School District is seeking a Kindergarten Assistant for the 2025 - 2026 school year. The role involves supporting students in learning skills taught by the classroom teacher and assisting in creating a conducive learning environment.

Primary/Secondary Education

Responsibilities

Reviews instructional plans with the classroom teacher in order to implement daily instruction

Assists in planning and arranging a physical classroom environment that is conducive to learning

Assists in making teaching materials as needed by the teacher

Assists children during learning and planned activity time as new materials are introduced

Assists children with life skills, including but not limited to: toileting needs, cleaning up, taking turns, following simple directions, following safety rules, understanding safe versus unsafe behavior

Supports students who exhibit behaviors by providing consistent structure, de-escalation strategies, modeling appropriate behaviors, collecting data, and consistent structure

Under the supervision of classroom teacher, works with small groups of students or individuals to reinforce material introduced by the teacher

Assists in supervising field trips, walking tours and bus trips

Participates in professional development

Participates in parental conferences

Conveys a positive, professional attitude toward learning

Ability to work effectively with students

Communicates effectively with parents

Takes direction from classroom teachers

Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee

Qualification

Associate's DegreeHigherElementary childrenFollow directionsSpanish-speakingTeamworkInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Hold an Associate's Degree or higher or have earned at least 48 college-level credits

Or hold a High School diploma and be able to take and pass a local assessment that measures their knowledge and ability to assist in the instruction of Reading, Mathematics and Writing

Experience working with elementary children

Ability to follow written and verbal directions

Ability to read, write and do simple computations

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form

Ability to exercise good judgment in prioritizing tasks

Ability to work under supervision and make appropriate work-related decisions

Ability to work as a member of a team

Must be courteous and able to deal effectively with people

Must be cooperative, congenial and service-oriented

Ability to work in an environment with frequent interruptions

Ability to organize classroom setting to efficiently accomplish tasks