Classroom Assistant

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionLooking for the perfect school fit where you can put kids first everyday as a part of an exceptional team?!Challenge Charter School has a lot to offer! Lots of classroom resources and support to reach the needs of our excelling students! Competitive salaries and great benefits including ASRS and bonus eligibility!Family Founded - Family Values - Family Campus CommunityArizona's first official Core Knowledge® school, an A-Rated, National Blue Ribbon School seeks an exceptional Special Education Assistant to join our team for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year.Founded in 1996, “CCS is an established, unique, supportive, and safe learning community where kids come first in all decision making, accountability is embedded in all processes, and academic rigor and citizenship are pillar expectations & motivators for all: staff and students."The school’s Core Knowledge® curriculum is “engaging, challenging, and content-rich" at the appropriate developmental level, and integrated across disciplines for a foundation that “promotes academic excellence for all learners, while remaining flexible enough" to meet individual needs. Hands on and project learning is a must to engage all types of learners and is an expectation of all CCS staff.The CCS Team is passionate about kids’ first decision making in education and also in fostering and embracing a love for the life-long learning process for everyone. Therefore frequent and transparent communication throughout the tolerant, strengths-based CCS culture is an expectation of all CCS staff.At the heart of the CCS mission is academic accountability and as a Cooperative Teacher you are an integral part of the community of parents, educators, community members, and stakeholders, all working together in the best interests of all CCS students and should always make all decisions in the best interests of the school, team, and students.Challenge is seeking team members committed to:Excellence in education.Developing and implementing hands-on, engaging, content-rich, differentiated lesson plans.Meeting individual student needs.Effective parent communication and partnerships.Fostering a life-long love of learning.Professional Development.Tolerance & Teamwork.Data driven instruction with fluidity for student needs.Positive reinforcement.Curricular development, implementation, oversight and alignment for the Core Knowledge sequence and the AZ College and Career Readiness StandardsBenchmark assessments and record keepingStrong communication skills both written and oralSchool event and activity planning & attendanceDetermining & securing resource needsSchool policy enforcementCommunity outreachInterfaces, communicates, and integrates with all members of school community in promotion of a supportive, strengths-based team approach that puts kids first.Position specific duties include but are not limited to:· Assist in providing academic and social-emotional services to allow all learners to access the curriculum and reach high standards.· Review, update and maintain confidential files, maintain confidentiality and security of documentation.· Maintain good relationships with students, families, supervisors, and peers.· Assist with IEP’s, MET reports, 504 plans as directed by Special Education Director· Arrange and conduct parent & teacher meetings as needed.· Special projects as assigned.· Conduct small group classes for special education students in compliance with IEP goals and requirements. Conduct small intervention groups for at risk students under the direction of the CCS Special Education Director.· Confer with regular education teachers regarding implementation of the IEP and meeting the needs of special education students and other special needs students under the direction of the CCS Special Education Director..Qualifications for Assistants:AZ Special Education Para-Professional CertifiedExperience working with all populationsA passion for kids who need support the mostGeneral education classroom experience a plus!\nCompany DescriptionFamily Founded - Family Values - Family Campus Community - Innovative Team!Founded in 1996, “CCS is an established, unique, supportive, and safe learning community where kids come first in all decision making, accountability is embedded in all processes, and academic rigor and citizenship are pillar expectations & motivators for all: staff and students."The CCS Team is passionate about kids’ first decision making in education and also in fostering and embracing a love for the life-long learning process for everyone. Therefore frequent and transparent communication throughout the tolerant, strengths-based CCS culture is an expectation of all CCS staff.At the heart of the CCS mission is academic accountability and as an Administrator you are an integral part of the community of parents, educators, community members, and stakeholders, all working together in the best interests of all CCS students and should always make all decisions in the best interests of the school, team, and students.Company DescriptionFamily Founded - Family Values - Family Campus Community - Innovative Team!\r\n\r\nFounded in 1996, “CCS is an established, unique, supportive, and safe learning community where kids come first in all decision making, accountability is embedded in all processes, and academic rigor and citizenship are pillar expectations & motivators for all: staff and students."\r\n\r\nThe CCS Team is passionate about kids’ first decision making in education and also in fostering and embracing a love for the life-long learning process for everyone. Therefore frequent and transparent communication throughout the tolerant, strengths-based CCS culture is an expectation of all CCS staff.\r\n\r\nAt the heart of the CCS mission is academic accountability and as an Administrator you are an integral part of the community of parents, educators, community members, and stakeholders, all working together in the best interests of all CCS students and should always make all decisions in the best interests of the school, team, and students.