26-27 South Campus Elementary School 3rd-5th Grade Instructional Assistant

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy • Milwaukee, WI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Aug Prep is more than a school, it's a community where excellence, faith, and holistic education come together. We’re not only about high standards but also creating a place where people love to grow, learn, and inspire! We currently serve over 2,400 K4-12 students in our ninth year at our South Campus. We are thrilled to launch our North Campus in the 26-27 school year, initially serving about 300 students in grades K4-6 and 9.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Living Faith: Jesus is at the center of all we do
Join a team where you can pray together, worship together, and anchor your work in hope.
Award-Winning Workplace: Recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by the Milwaukee Business Journal six times in a row, standing out as the only school on the list in most years!
High Expectations that Open Doors: We foster a dynamic culture of growth and development for students and staff alike. Our students regularly surpass expectations on state assessments and our graduates have a 100% college acceptance rate and a cumulative $85million+ in scholarships!
Outstanding Resources: From a “classroom supplies” fund to top-notch curriculum to field trips to advanced technology, we shower our team with the tools they need to succeed. Our state-of-the-art facilities include advanced sports complexes, performing arts centers, top-notch classrooms and two swimming pools.
Whole-Child Approach: From arts to athletics to character education, we nurture students’ minds, bodies, and souls.
Joy Factor: This work is hard, but we work hard to bring JOY in all we do! Things like silly staff competitions, praise and worship sessions, team social events or learning a new skill like pickleball or gardening during a professional development day, we ensure our staff finds JOY with one another too!
Benefits: Aug Prep offers a robust benefits package including medical/dental/vision,a 401(k) with employer match and employer-sponsored disability coverage. Full-time employees each receive $2500/year for college courses or professional development. For a more complete list of our benefits, please click HERE.

Requirements

• A belief in the ability of every child and a commitment to ensure excellence for each student.
• High School diploma required
• Active participation in a Christian church.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates strong multitasking skills, supports students’ emotional needs with empathy, contributes as a collaborative team member, and remains flexible during schedule changes or unexpected shifts.
• Team player committed to the St. Augustine Preparatory mission and model.
• Lastly and most important, the candidate must demonstrate and possess the highest integrity, and be able to live the values, beliefs, and culture of St. Augustine Prep.

Nice To Haves

• bachelors Degree Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute instructional activities with individual students or small groups of students following teacher direction and demonstration.
• Ensure that all students receive a high-quality educational experience resulting in high student achievement.
• Communicate proactively and consistently with students, families, and colleagues, providing frequent updates on student progress, classroom activities, and school initiatives.
• Serve as the cultural and spiritual model for their students, always interacting respectfully and striving to demonstrate God’s love to their students and families.
• Use academic data to modify both whole and small-group instruction in order to best meet the needs of their students.
• Work with classroom teachers to evaluate pupils' academic and social growth, keeping appropriate records in a timely fashion in order to prepare progress reports.
• Work with classroom teachers to identify pupil needs and make appropriate referrals; develop strategies for individual education plans as needed.
• Integrate technology and student learning styles into instruction.
• Work in a supportive and collaborative manner with colleagues, supervisors, students, parents/guardians, and community members.
• Maintain positive and productive relationships, focused on collective problem-solving processes, in order to create, support, and sustain an environment conducive to optimal learning.
• Implements behavior management programs designed by teachers and/or other school staff.
• Monitors student use of instructional equipment.
• Serves as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher. If authorized by the administration, instructional assistants can take over a classroom if they have a bachelor's degree.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected in the classroom teachers.
• Monitor and support students during morning arrival, lunch, recess and dismissal.
• Serve with a flexible, open heart that recognizes no duty is outside the scope of your role--we are a team that is stronger together in service of our students.
• Work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues, supervisors, students, parents/guardians, and community members, maintaining positive, solution-oriented relationships that foster a strong, inclusive environment for optimal learning.
• Continuously seek professional growth through building and department meetings/professional development, formal coursework, workshops, and seminars/in-services.

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision
• a 401(k) with employer match
• employer-sponsored disability coverage
• Full-time employees each receive $2500/year for college courses or professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED