Classes Assistant

OMSI • Portland, OR

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Classes Assistant helps the lead instructor with classroom management, teaching, preparation, activity clean-up, and other tasks in a classroom-based day camp setting with grade blocked students in grades K-8.

Requirements

• Ability to follow instructions from Classes Instructors and Classes Management
• Ability to work with and communicate with diverse groups of students while using a racial equity lens
• Ability to learn and lead educational experiences
• Strong communication skills, with an emphasis on customer service and problem-solving
• Ability to adhere to confidentiality, protocol, and community agreements
• Ability to learn current equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice theories and practical applications, including critical theories of systemic oppression, unconscious bias, and personal identity and intersectionality matters
• Demonstrated ability to pivot between individual and team work
• Minimum 1 year experience working with children, with an emphasis on safety and engagement
• Demonstrated experience or ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and talents in a professional work environment
• Pre-employment checks, such as criminal background checks and reference checks
• Current CPR and First-Aid Certification: If not licensed , training can be provided at no cost for selected candidates as part of the onboarding process

Responsibilities

• Assists lead instructor with classroom management by engaging students and following behavioral intervention procedures
• Facilitates hands-on science activities and leads demonstrations/projects with guidance from lead instructor
• Assists lead instructor with classroom preparation and with cleaning up educational experiences to facilitate an effective learning environment
• Communicates effectively with students, caregivers, co-workers, and supervisors about programming expectations and procedures
• Supervises students to ensure a safe, fun, and engaging environment for up to 25 students
• Provide other classroom, peer, and student support, such as sitting and connecting with an upset student or helping collect missing items.

What This Job Offers

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