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We will serve 388 students in PK3 through grade 6. At Breakthrough Montessori PCS, we believe in the unbounded potential of all children. Students of all races, classes, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and backgrounds deserve a personalized education. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Our school is grounded in an institutional commitment to development, prevention, and community. We support human <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">development</span> through an uncompromising application of the time-tested Montessori instructional model. We support <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">prevention</span> through early learning, support and intervention, enabling us to quickly and effectively address learning challenges. Finally, we support the <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">community</span> through an intensive approach to family engagement. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Breakthrough Montessori PCS is committed to equity in all areas of our school’s work. We are a supportive environment that seeks to employ a diverse staff reflective of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Breakthrough Montessori PCS is a coaching school; all team members receive and give coaching to support professional growth.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189); font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Position Summary:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Breakthrough Montessori PCS classroom assistants are dedicated to public Montessori and are excited to help shape this transformational school. This position focuses on assisting the class through transitions and helps support another assistant and guide in the classroom to help children be as independent as possible. This work includes duties like leading groups of children on walks to and from recess, managing lunch for a classroom of children with the help of another adult, creating activities for and managing a group of children during after-school programming, etc. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189); font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Essential Functions and Responsibilities:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">The Classroom Assistant is a 10-month position. Typical working hours are Mondays from 8:00am-4:30 pm and Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-6:00pm. Responsibilities include the following:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Assist in the planning, implementing, and coordinating of the whole group events in a Montessori classroom, focusing on whole group management.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Maintain a prepared learning environment according to the developmental and curricular specifications outlined by the Guide/Teacher, including following a weekly and daily cleaning/ sanitizing schedule to maintain the prepared environment</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Work on maintaining the environment and material-making if all students have left aftercare before 6:00 pm. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Set limits and boundaries and maintain appropriately high standards for child behavior in the Montessori context</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Ability and openness to being trained by the Lead Guide to maintain consistent limits and freedoms for students according to the Montessori method and manage various behavior needs in collaboration with the classroom team</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Participate in weekly group coaching meetings, level meetings, and classroom team meetings</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Create and maintain a high-quality afternoon lesson, with an expectation of weekly lesson submissions</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Maintain and deliver activities for aftercare, creating programming to share with colleagues for regular rotation, and overseeing group activities with aftercare classes, with an expectation of following lessons as set forth by the Extended Day Coordinator </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Observe student activity and base interactions on observed needs and developmental abilities</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Communicate effectively with colleagues and the school leadership team</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Direct all questions and concerns from families directly to the Guide</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Be willing to take the lead when necessary and take the initiative always</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Fulfill duties in accordance with the Classroom Assistant Appraisal</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Provide a spirit of hospitality at school gatherings, occasional public events, and ongoing family engagement events</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Attend and participate in school events outside of regular school hours</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Other duties as assigned </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Exhibits: </span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">self-discipline</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">independence</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">responsibility</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">grace and courtesy</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">respect for others</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">care of the environment</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">care of self</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; 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