Position:                      Building Assistant 

Qualifications:             Minimum 2 year Associates Degree or above (preferred)

                                    High School Diploma or GED (required)

                                    Demonstrate above average communication skills

                                    Demonstrate the ability to work well with colleagues

                                    Demonstrate the ability to work well with children

Reports To:                   Building Principal

Position Purpose:   To assist the Principal, Faculty and other staff in supporting the education of all students through collaborative, child-centered practices

Essential Job Functions:   To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to:

1. Assist the classroom teacher as assigned by the Principal
2. Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the classroom teacher.
3. Assist the classroom teacher in all ways possible based on the specific needs of the individual classroom to ensure its smooth operation
4. Assist in the monitoring of student progress
5. Assist with classroom and material management
6. Assist with the management of assessment records and student portfolios
7. Supervise students in the lunchroom, playground, getting on and/or off the school bus, and other areas as assigned by the Principal
8. Display good public relations skills
9. Maintain a positive attitude and work cooperatively with others
10. Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality concerning students, families, and other District personnel
11. Performs such other duties as assigned by the supervising teacher and/or Principal
12. Regular attendance 

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 otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear.  The employee is required to use hands and fingers.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms
2. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Terms of Employment:  Salary and work year will be determined by the Board

Evaluation:    Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel

Ft Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promoting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status under local, state or federal law.