This position qualifies for a signing bonus up to $1000

Division: Head Start – Various locations

Position Type:
10-Month
Part Time: Work hours vary
(Job Grade: 9)

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists the teacher in the instruction to students of academic, social, and motor skills in public schools and/or community sites by performing the following duties:

• Assist with delivery of Head Start services as defined by Head Start Performance Standards
• Assists in instruction of students as designed by the teacher
• Assists with managing student classroom activities and outside of classroom instruction to include playground monitoring
• Performs daily classroom activities including materials preparation, cleaning and organizing
• Assists with physical management of students
• Assist students with care of hygiene needs
• Regular and consistent attendance
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Skills and Education:
• Embraces and supports KRESA philosophies related to diversity, inclusiveness, and anti-racism
• Ability to interact effectively with individuals from a wide range of cultures
• Ability to discuss cultural differences with colleagues and clients
• Ability to assess one's own strengths and limitations or challenges and integrate this understanding into interpersonal interactions
• Organized and able to plan ahead
• Adapts to frequent changes in the work environment
• Practices safe work habits insuring pupil and staff safety
• Ability to communicate effectively including listening while maintaining confidentiality
• Uses equipment and material properly
• Displays reliable attendance and promptness
• Ability to resolve problems
• Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets student’s attention, and which encourages their engagement

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions.

The employee is frequently required to reach with arms and hands, stand, walk and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must support and transfer students who are unable to completely bear weight on their own without the assistance of other staff. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

This position works in a pre-school classroom with child size furniture and seating. The position requires, sitting in 13.5” chairs and on the floor; adverse driving conditions; bending; stretching, extended sitting; extended standing; stair climbing; kneeling; crouching; reaching; fine and gross motor skills; coordination of hands – fine and gross; eye/hand/foot coordination; visual memory and discrimination; auditory memory and discrimination; reading and writing ability; judgment; simple and complex decision making; and lifting up to 75 pounds. This position is covered by the OHSA Final Rule

Blood borne Pathogens Act, Category A, with potential for exposure to communicable disease and pests such as head lice. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

This position is a mandated reporter of child abuse/neglect and must have a Department of Humans Services child abuse and neglect clearance. The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.

A Great Place to Live and Work

Kalamazoo was recently recognized as a great place to live in the 2024 50 Best Places to Live roundup by Money.com. Kalamazoo was noted for its abundant family-friendly activities and appreciation for artisan-crafted goods, as well as the Kalamazoo Promise, a scholarship for each Kalamazoo Public School resident graduate that provides up to 100% tuition for post-secondary education.

Apply online at www.kresa.org/jobs

Kalamazoo RESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals.

It is the policy of Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency that no discriminating practices based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation or sexual identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category be allowed during any program, activity, service or in employment. The following position at Kalamazoo RESA has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy: Executive Director of Human Resources. Contact information: 269-250-9200, 1819 E. Milham Ave, Portage, MI 49002.