Teacher Associate -Adel Elementary JobID: 382 + Position Type: Student Support Services/ Associate + Date Posted: 5/24/2024 + Location: Adel Elementary    Adel Elementary is seeking a highly motivated, quality applicant to work as 1:1 associate at Adel Elementary, a preschool through 1stgrade building starting next fall for the 2024-25 school year. The staff at Adel Elementary is incredibly caring and work in a collaborative manner. The hours for this position are 8:30am-3:45pm Monday-Thursday. Friday 8am - 1pmJob Summary: The associate role is one to assist the teacher in supporting specific learning goals by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve appropriate skill levels.Responsibilities: + Work with individual students or in small groups to help achieve skills and understanding of class material + Work with a wide range of various needs, including academic, behavior and social Examples: + Reads to students, listens to students read and participates in other forms of oral communication with the students + Guides each student toward making appropriate choices and accepting responsibility for their own behavior + Assisting the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities + Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information regarding an individual student + Supervises students outside during arrival, recess, dismissal and may provide lunchroom supervision A successful candidate will: + Be student-focused, team-oriented and have a strong desire to actively engage with students + Holds a humble philosophy that doing whatever it takes to help students be successful is required + Have effective time management skills and organizational skills + Enjoys kids, working with others and making a positive difference in the lives of children + Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information regarding students as is expected of fully licensed teachers Qualifications: + High school diploma. + Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed. + Ability to maintain confidentiality. + Ability to work well with staff, parents, and students Competitive benefits!Starting Pay: $15.60AA/EOE