Part-time Instructional Aide

Northwest Missouri State University School of Education is seeking applications for Instructional Aides for One-year-old through Sixth Grade classrooms at Horace Mann Laboratory School.

The successful candidate will operate in a co-teaching capacity at an innovative, project-based, child-centered elementary laboratory school. The Instructional Aide will work under the direction of the Director to support children with exemplary instruction within a laboratory school setting with a focus on project -based learning and individualized instruction.

The Leet Center and Horace Mann Laboratories work with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics within a social justice framework. The Instructional Aide will work collaboratively with the classroom teachers to provide a unique instructional experience where children share a classroom with specific instruction and blended learning of integrated subjects.

The Instructional Aide is responsible for supporting the laboratory school staff in promoting high expectations for students, working collaboratively with co-teachers, communicating effectively with parents, assisting with curriculum development, infusing art and music into content areas, and working collaboratively with the School of Education faculty and staff.

The Instructional Aide must demonstrate an appreciation and promotion of diversity as a commitment to the School of Education and Northwest Missouri State University.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Work in cooperation with master teachers to offer small group instruction, whole group classroom management and assist with all duties associated with teaching in an elementary school
• Supervise classroom activities in the absence of the classroom teacher
• Participate in highly collaborative, professional learning activities with colleagues
• Build relationships with families and community members to promote regular parent involvement in school activities and ongoing partnerships
• Support University and School initiative related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Assist with university and program accreditation (NAEYC, HLC, CAEP, DESE, NAEYC, and/or other)
• Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University/College/Technical School
• Certification/License: Missouri Substitute Certificate (or the ability to obtain immediately)
• Experience: Previous experience working with children
• Skills: Nurturing and dedicated work ethic; flexibility; ability to be cooperative, enthusiastic, and dependable; good social disposition; model professional attitude and demeanor
• Other: Successful completion of a background check; minimum of 18 years of age

WORKING CONDITIONS

Collaborative team-based academic environment in a university-based laboratory school

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Could supervise Kindergarten through sixth-grade students

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to complete essential classroom/administrative functions; ability to lift up to 20 pounds

INQUIRIES FOR THE POSITION CAN BE MADE TO

Breanne Poston, Director of Horace Mann & Leet Center

Northwest Missouri State University

Brown Hall 135

Phone: 1-660-562-1233

Email: bposton@nwmissouri.edu

COMMUNITY

Northwest Missouri State University located in Maryville, Missouri, a community of 12,000 with a diverse economy and a strong industrial base. Maryville is located 45 miles north of St. Joseph, Missouri, 90 miles north of Kansas City, Missouri, and 110 miles southeast of Omaha, Nebraska. For more information visit the city’s website at www.maryville.org .

UNIVERSITY

With an enrollment of more than 8,500 students, Northwest is a coeducational, primarily residential four-year university that offers a broad range of undergraduate and selected graduate programs on its Maryville campus and through Northwest Online .

Founded in 1905, Northwest boasts a high retention rate and a graduation rate in the 95th percentile among its peers. Additionally, results of the Ruffalo Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory show Northwest students are more satisfied than students at national peers, and 78 percent of Northwest students report they would repeat their university experience, compared to 75 percent of students surveyed nationally at their respective institutions.

Furthermore, the University is a national model for student success and career placement with 93 percent of bachelor’s degree earners and 98 percent of master’s degree earners securing employment or continuing their education within six months of completing a degree at Northwest, according to the most recent data .

Northwest places a high emphasis on profession-based learning to help graduates get a jumpstart on their careers while maintaining competitive tuition rates and generous financial assistance to help minimize the financial barriers students may face when pursuing a college degree.

Students have opportunities to build their résumés with experiences on campus in nearly every area of study, including the Horace Mann Laboratory School , National Public Radio affiliate KXCV , the R.T. Wright Farm , Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area , a partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency or Knacktive , a student-driven integrated digital marketing communications agency. In conjunction with its emergency and disaster management program, Northwest organizes and hosts Missouri Hope , an annual mass casualty training exercise that attracts first responders and emergency workers from throughout the nation and provides hands-on training in preparation for a natural disaster.

The University’s vibrant and diverse learning community also offers more than 150 student organizations, and textbooks and a laptop are included in tuition, saving students an estimated $6,900 over four years. Northwest offers 1,200 student employment positions, allowing students to build professional skills through its internationally benchmarked student employment program.

For more information about Northwest and its performance, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/aboutus/facts/ .