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2022-2023 Teaching Assistant (TA) -Elk Grove Campus at California Montessori Project

Application Deadline

3/31/2023 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted
2/22/2023
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
Starting pay $15.50-$21.25 per hour
Length of Work Year
August to June - 188 days
Employment Type
Part Time
Location
Elk Grove Campus
Work Hours
Up to 5.5 hours per day
FTE
0.6875
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The California Montessori Project (CMP) is a Public Charter School in the Sacramento/El Dorado area with 6 campuses located at Elk Grove, Downtown Sacramento, Shingle Springs, Carmichael, Orangevale and Fair Oaks/Citrus Heights.

CMP is currently accepting applications for instructional support staff at several of our campuses within our charter network. CMP recognizes the importance of trained paraprofessional staff in the classroom to aid the teacher in the instruction of students. In these cases, Montessori training and experience are preferred; experience working with children is required. Most assignments are part-time, beginning between 8 and 9 am and typically ending by 2 pm.

Requirements:
Under NCLB guidelines, candidates shall hold a minimum of an Associate of Arts degree; or pass a subject matter equivalency test (Paraprofessional Certificate) combined with a high school diploma.


Duties:
• Instructional support in the Montessori classroom as well as ability and willingness to assist with small group intervention activities and specialized curriculum presentations.
• Indoor/outdoor supervision of students during recess, lunch periods and other non-instructional periods.
• Other duties, as required

Compensation:
* This position is based on a step and column pay scale, based on education and experience.
* As a part-time position, no benefits are available.
* Work schedule is 185 days per year, beginning in August and ending in June. A copy of the school calendar is available at our website: www.cacmp.org.

For consideration for employment, please submit online Ed-Join profile and attachments to the CMP Human Resources Department as listed in this posting.

For more information about the California Montessori Project, visit our website: www.cacmp.org.

Requirements / Qualifications

The California Montessori Project is a public K-8 charter program using research-based Montessori pedagogy in providing academic choice for the greater Sacramento area and Shingle Springs, CA. The instructional assistant assists the teacher in improving the quality of educational opportunities, supervision of students, and instructional tasks which, in the judgment of the teacher, may be performed by a non-credentialed employee. The work need not be performed in the presence of the teacher, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision. Instructional Assistants work part-time, Monday through Friday, 20-28 hours per week, depending on the grade level assignment. Most assignments commonly scheduled from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. As an hourly, part-time employee, no additional health and welfare benefits are provided. Minimum qualifications for application: * High School diploma with 48 college units or AA degree or better. . All candidates must complete an on-line application. Required documents must be scanned and attached to the Ed-join application. For more information on the California Montessori Project Charter School Network, please visit www.cacmp.org. Please be sure to include all required documents including those listed below:

  • Copy of Transcript
  • NCLB Compliance (May consist of any one of the following: * AA degree or higher, * 45+ college units or * Paraprofessional exam certificate)
  • Resume

Requirements / Qualifications

The California Montessori Project is a public K-8 charter program using research-based Montessori pedagogy in providing academic choice for the greater Sacramento area and Shingle Springs, CA. The instructional assistant assists the teacher in improving the quality of educational opportunities, supervision of students, and instructional tasks which, in the judgment of the teacher, may be performed by a non-credentialed employee. The work need not be performed in the presence of the teacher, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision. Instructional Assistants work part-time, Monday through Friday, 20-28 hours per week, depending on the grade level assignment. Most assignments commonly scheduled from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. As an hourly, part-time employee, no additional health and welfare benefits are provided. Minimum qualifications for application: * High School diploma with 48 college units or AA degree or better. . All candidates must complete an on-line application. Required documents must be scanned and attached to the Ed-join application. For more information on the California Montessori Project Charter School Network, please visit www.cacmp.org. Please be sure to include all required documents including those listed below:

  • Copy of Transcript
  • NCLB Compliance (May consist of any one of the following: * AA degree or higher, * 45+ college units or * Paraprofessional exam certificate)
  • Resume