Instructional Assistant (full-time)

Position Description:
Epiphany School seeks a full-time Instructional Assistant for the 2024-2025 school year for our Lower School division, supporting a pre-kindergarten classroom. The ideal Instructional Assistant candidate will work in collaboration with the lead teachers and specialists with a diverse range of services of daily tasks and teaching. This includes assisting with delivering the curriculum, managing supplies and resources, working with the students, and other activities to support teaching and learning in the homeroom and specialist classrooms. This position will also participate in robust professional learning and school community events.

This is a non-exempt, full-time, academic year position. Work hours are typically Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00am – 4:00pm and 8:00am – 5:00pm on Wednesdays to attend staff meetings. Expected start date is August 22, 2024, to attend new employee orientation, first day of school is September 3rd, 2024 and expected end date is June 17th, 2025.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities

• Assist lead teacher and specialist teachers on planning and teaching the curriculum
• Work with students as a class, small group, and individually
• Assist in classroom management
• Act as classroom lead when lead teacher is not present; Teach students directly as a co-teacher and during re-teaching/enrichment periods
• Collaborate with teaching team on planning, curriculum and themes for program alignment
• Collaborate with teams in our Professional Learning Community
• Utilize equitable practices that support all learners
• Prepare and restore classroom and supplies
• Support student assessment process
• Help classroom teachers and learning specialists assess individual students’ needs
• Assist with coordination and monitoring of teaching activities, including field trips and on-site experiences
• May be requested to join lead teacher during conferences

Secondary Responsibilities

• Provide lunch and recess coverage
• Participate in professional learning opportunities at Epiphany School and in the greater education community as schedule allows
• Participate in school admission, development, and community events as schedule allows
• Participate in committees and provide input on school decisions as able

Typical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Epiphany School seeks candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to collaboration and lifelong learning, as well as an expertise in best practices in elementary education
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field(s) or a combination of education and experience preferred
• Teaching Certification and endorsement in grade or field preferred
• Experience teaching or working with children in PreK-5, with third grade preferred
• Excellent oral, written, and presentational communication skills in the English language
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Experience and comfort working in a Microsoft environment including MS Office
• Must be collaborative, proactive, resourceful, and organized
• Ability to multi-task and to maintain professionalism in a creative and changing environment
• Commitment to supporting a diverse community of learners
• Ability to deal with emergencies
• Ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail and striving to build efficiencies
• Commitment to student and family confidentiality
• Meet all Epiphany School health and safety training requirements (see more details below)

Compensation & Benefits:
The starting salary range for this role is between $43,988 – $54,855, according to Epiphany School’s instructional assistant pay scale and based on the years of experience. When determining an initial offer, we carefully consider these factors and will ask the intended hire for documentation to verify the correct pay level.

Alongside salary, Epiphany School offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Benefits stipend to put towards employee benefits including medical, dental, vision coverage, voluntary employee, spousal, and child life and critical illness insurance, accident insurance, voluntary short-term disability, and flexible health savings accounts
• Employer-paid monthly premiums for employee assistance program and long-term disability coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
• 12 paid holidays
• 6 weeks of paid vacation and 2 weeks of sick leave
• Paid supplemental parental leave after 12 months of employment
• Professional development budget

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a resume and optional cover letter through our Employee Portal. The priority review deadline for applications will be July 21, 2024, but applications will be received until the position is filled.

Epiphany School promotes and cultivates a diverse community as essential to academic success, social and emotional growth, and the development of good character. Engaging diverse perspectives stretches the mind and requires critical thinking, intellectual courage, and creativity. It takes careful listening and thoughtful expression and manifests itself in cultural competency. Thinking beyond oneself and seeing the world through the eyes of others is the foundation of fairness and empathy, and thus prepares our students to live respectfully and responsibly in our pluralistic democratic society.

Epiphany School is committed to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the principle of equal access and opportunity in education and employment and full participation for persons with disabilities in all its programs and services.

Epiphany School is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee because of race, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, religion, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, political ideology, physical, mental, or sensory disability, military status, genetic information, age, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Epiphany School complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact careers@epiphanyschool.org.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United Sates and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Final offer will be contingent on the successful completion of a background, education, and employment check.

About Epiphany School:
Epiphany School is a non-parochial, independent elementary school serving grades Pre-Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. The school mission is to challenge and support all students to become confident, curious, and courageous learners through innovative teaching in a caring and inclusive environment. We strive to inspire every child to discover meaning and purpose in a life of learning, actively cultivate an awareness and respect for diversity in all forms, and strive to create a positive, joyful, and inclusive community by embracing the following values:

Respect: We encourage empathy through the strength of our differences, awareness of our global surroundings, and adherence to high standards of conduct.

Responsibility: We build integrity and trust by understanding our choices and owning our actions.

Resourcefulness: We foster resilience and expect all to search and find, to fail and learn, to risk and succeed in a changing world.

With over 260 students, Epiphany School is large enough to offer a broad spectrum of educational opportunities and small enough to maintain a close-knit community that is much like an extended family. The beautiful, historic campus is located in a quiet setting in central Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood.