Employment

Job Posted: Apr 22, 2024

The Intervention Assistant brings warmth, patience, and understanding to these programs every day, by encouraging children to learn about God, discover their purpose, and make a difference. This position is a support staff position that will help the Academic Services Coordinator implement interventions to enhance student mastery of concepts and academic skills in targeted subject areas based on student/classroom needs.
 
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

• Implement individual or small group intervention for students in Math and Reading or related activities under the supervision of the Academic Services Coordinator.
• Collaborate with the Academic Services Coordinator to prepare and maintain instructional materials.
• Fulfill the mission of Calvary Christian School to help students know God, achieve academic excellence, discover their purpose, and make a difference.
• Cooperate with the Administrative Team in implementing all policies, procedures, and directives governing the operation of the school throughout the school year.  
• Establish and maintain a developmentally appropriate and excellent environment that supports the growth and development of school-agers.
• Supervise children by sight and sound at all times.
• Maintain regular and accurate student records.
• Follow the Matthew 18 principle in resolving students, parents, and administration conflicts.
• Attend and participate in scheduled trainings, in-service, faculty, and parent meetings.
• Know the procedures for dealing with issues of an emergency nature.
• Inform the Academic Services Coordinator and/or Administrative Team in a timely manner if unable to fulfill any duty assigned.
• Implement appropriate activities in accordance with established program goals and quality standards at Calvary Christian School.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Key Competencies

• Be in whole-hearted agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith,
• Be a "born-again" Christian who knows the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior (John 3:3, 1 Peter 1:23).
• Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and action toward others.  This includes being committed to God’s Biblical standards for sexual conduct.  
• Faithfully attend and financially support a local church whose fundamental beliefs are in agreement with the Statement of Faith of this school (Hebrews 10:25).
• Have the spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to “train up a child in the way he should go.”
• Self-motivation
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• High work standards
• Problem-solving skills
• Decision making
• Learning orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Initiative

Education and Experience

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Education or Child Development preferred but not required
• LBS 1/Special Education experience preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in education, as supported by three references.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.  Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk throughout the facility; Must be able to talk, hear and have sufficient vision to allow for active supervision and interaction with students.   The employee is required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee must lift, hold and/or move up to 45 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds