POSITION SUMMARY

Provide support to the lead teacher by assisting in classroom activities and ensuring a safe and positive learning environment for students.  The Aide actively engages in NorthPointe Christian’s mission of “Equipping students to impact their world for Jesus Christ.”

This is a full-time position for the 2024-2025 school year.

EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the School’s Foundational Statements and mission through word and deed.
• Integrate Biblical principles and Scripture into daily activities.
• Minister to students through prayer, encouragement, and wise counsel.
• Follow safety protocols for where students can be and how to secure the building.
• Professionally represents the school in interactions with parents, community, staff, and students.
• Remain professional in attire and behavior.
• Maintain confidentiality of all matters pertaining to students, employees, and donors as outlined in NPC’s Confidentiality Agreement.
• Be timely in reporting to work and when at work.
• Carry out the procedures and protocols in the employee handbook and respect decisions made by leadership.
• Maintain open communication with leadership regarding questions, concerns, and needs.
• As a representative of the school, all written and verbal interactions with parents/guardians, co-workers, and the community must be professional and reflect the school positively. This includes one’s appearance, the content of the communication, and presentation of it.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Assist lead teacher with classroom duties.
• Serve as the main instructor for Bible and Science. This includes planning and grading. 
• Conduct interventions as requested (may occasionally be in other grade levels).
• Assist with morning set-up and preparation of supplies, centers, and workstations.
• Help maintain a clean and efficient learning environment. Guide children to clean-up after themselves and return supplies to their proper place.
• Following protocols, oversee cleaning duties for the classroom including wiping and disinfecting the sink and tables, checking and stocking the in-class restroom (if applicable), and disinfecting toys.
• Assure students are following hygiene protocols such as hand washing.
• Assist lead teacher in maintaining order and discipline in the classroom. Direct children to appropriate places within the classroom.
• Assist with morning routine, snack time, and dismissal routines.
• Supervise table times and oversee a guided center as requested by the lead teacher.
• Provide supervision to students in the classroom and hallways.   
• Occasionally serve as a substitute teacher or aide in other classes to cover ratio needs.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Active Christian in agreement with and willing to sign the NorthPointe Christian School’s Foundational statements.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Able to pass required background checks and fingerprint screening.
• Successfully work with a variety of students, individually and in small groups.
• Adapt classroom work for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans.
• Adapt to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency.
• Exhibit the verbal ability to understand meaning of words, the ideas associated with them, and the ability to convey them to others clearly using oral expression and comprehension.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physically able to:
  • Frequently stand and sit for extended periods of time.
  • Frequently use manual dexterity and/or mobility to grasp and/or manipulate objects, operate equipment, and move around the classroom.
  • On occasion, engage with students while kneeling, squatting, stooping, or bending 50-70 degrees at the waist.
  • Exert up to 25 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
  • Perform daily repetitive movement of fingers and hands when writing and typing.
  • Read printed and electronic material daily. See with clarity objects using close, distant, and peripheral vision.
  • Sufficiently hear conversations in person and distinguish sounds clearly up to 20 feet.
• Must be able to maintain continuous safety of the students and respond quickly and appropriately to any threat toward their well-being.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment is a standard classroom, gymnasium, and/or outdoor setting. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate, but occasionally high depending upon student population and activities.