School Assistant

Overview

Voices is a public charter school network with a mission to prepare all learners for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous dual-immersion program. Every learner, regardless of home language, graduates bilingual and biliterate through our full-inclusion English and Spanish dual-language model.

Though 90% of Hispanic young adults say that a college degree is important for success in life, fewer than 20% aged 25 or older hold a bachelor’s degree. In contrast, only about 35% of the general American public considers college highly important, and a similar 35% hold a bachelor’s degree (2023, 2024 Pew Research) Voices College-Bound Language Academies exists to change that. 

Our educational philosophy is grounded in a sociocultural approach to learning that emphasizes collaboration, language development, and culturally sustaining practices. We believe students learn best in rigorous, language-rich environments that are developmentally responsive, prioritizing play-based pedagogy in early childhood and intentional direct and interdisciplinary instruction in the upper grades. Instruction is standards-based and designed to develop bilingualism, biliteracy, and critical thinking through reflective, data-informed practice.

If our mission, model, and approach to teaching and learning resonate with you, we invite you to apply.

Role Summary

Voices Academies’ School Assistant staff will work during meal, recess and enrichment periods and assist in the supervision of students inside and outside the classroom; prepare meals and assist with cleanup tasks; and perform other duties as assigned. All employees must fully support the mission, vision and values of the school and must be willing to actively and enthusiastically participate in a professional learning community. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of general needs and behavior of children; and know basic first aid; and appropriate safety precautions and procedures.
 

Key Responsibilities

Supervise:

• Communicate with students and motivate them to participate in learning activities
• Supervises classroom and outdoor playground activities to direct students

              into safe activities and relationships 

• Observes activities of students and assists the teacher in maintaining order
• Informs the teacher on progress or problems
• Administers basic first aid, as needed
• Performs incidental housekeeping tasks, such as arranging objects, putting things 

             away, cleaning tables, chairs, sweeping and work areas

• Performs related work as required
• Learn and adapt new procedures and conditions
• Apply knowledge and practices with good judgment
• Recognize and report hazards to safety
• Learn laws, rules, practices and procedures related to public education and related
  to the program to which assigned
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the
  course of work
• Other duties as assigned

Voices Academies School Assistant candidates will have the following

Required Qualifications: 

• Maintain professional appearance and maturity, which establishes a desirable example for students
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish 

• Demonstrated passion for the mission, vision and values of Voices Academies with a deep commitment to improving the lives of students from low-income communities
• Ability to work well independently and within a team environment; working efficiently, and exercising excellent judgment in making decisions
• Works well in a fast-paced environment 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Knowledge of and experience working with low-income communities preferred
• Able to excel in an ethnic and socioeconomic diverse inner city community  

• Regular requirement to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, stoop, kneel and crouch 
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs. 
• Occasional evening and or weekend work 
• Occasional travel 
• Willingness to be trained as needed 

• Reports directly to Business Manager
• Permanent Part-Time, Non-Exempt
• Position follows 10 month calendar
• At-Will Agreement
• Hourly compensation range: $19.18 - $23.00  DOE

If you have any questions about this position, please contact our hiring team by email at [email protected].  

Voices College-Bound Language Academies will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the position, in accordance with applicable federal and California law.

Voices College-Bound Language Academies is an equal opportunity employer.                                                                                              It is the policy of Voices to afford equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, citizenship status, medical condition, or any other legally protected status.