Secondary Student Support Specialist (Full-time)

Le Jardin Academy is looking for a Regular Full-time Secondary Student Support Assistant. This position will provide various facets of support for Secondary students, including assignment completion, skill and content-based tutoring, and classroom support. Hours are: 7:45am-4:15pm, Monday-Friday.  High School diploma required, Bachelor degree preferred. A minimum of 3 years working with children in a school or educational setting is required.  Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.  No phone calls, please. Please submit a resume and cover letter. Hourly pay range starting at $21.00 per hour. 

Position

Employer

Le Jardin Academy, located in Kailua, Hawai’i, is an International Baccalaureate World School offering students a world-class education from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Its graduates attend the best universities across the world and are equipped to serve in whatever community they reside. 

Job Scope

The position will provide various facets of support for Secondary students, including assignment completion, skill and content-based tutoring, and classroom support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide ATL or content tutoring to students during scheduled academic support blocks.

• Assist in the supervision of a Secondary Hale/Hui as assigned by Secondary Deans. This could include attending grade-level student support meetings and Hale/Hui planning meetings and training.

• Work with the Learning Support Specialist in the Secondary to provide appropriate support and interventions for Learning Support students.

• Help develop, coordinate, and communicate support block schedules for students identified as needing additional support.

• Collaborate with the Dean of Students, Dean of Academics, Learning Support Specialists, and teachers to ensure understanding of specific student needs and appropriate interventions.

• Join specific classes as additional instructional and/or classroom management support when needed.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• High School diploma or GED

• 3 Years of experience working with children

• College coursework a plus

• Experience working in a school or educational setting

• Must have strong interpersonal skills.

Physical requirements

The physical requirements 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, grip and feel objects, utensils, tools or controls

• Occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or carry items and objects up to 50 pounds, with a minimum of 25 pounds lifted and carried

• Occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or carry items and objects up to 60 pounds

• Specific vision ability required by this job is 20/20 vision (corrected or uncorrected)

• Specific hearing ability required by this job is the ability to pass a hearing test (corrected or uncorrected)

Details

• Department: Secondary

• Status: Full-time

• FLSA Status: Non-exempt

• Work year: Ten month