Teacher's Aide chez Muncie Public Library

Description

POSITION: Teacher’s Aide

CATEGORY: Assistant II

DEPARTMENT: Great Achievers

SUPERVISOR: Great Achievers Supervisor

SUPERVISES: N/A 

LOCATION: Maring-Hunt Library (MH) @ 2005 S High St, Muncie, IN 47302

JOB TYPE: Part-time, temporary

SCHEDULE: 14 hours/week; Mon-Thurs from 2:15-5:45pm; during Muncie Community Schools' academic year 2025-2026

COMPENSATION: $11.66/hour

BENEFITS: Telehealth service provided for employee and immediate family members; professional development and skill-building opportunities 

ABOUT GREAT ACHIEVERS (GA)

21st Century Community Learning Center - Great Achievers is funded by a grant through the Indiana Department of Education. We provide homework help as well as math, reading, and science lessons and activities throughout the week, with the main objective being to increase the math and language arts skills of the children that attend the program. 

First through Fifth grade children are chosen from Teacher and School Personnel recommendations. The program takes place Monday through Thursday from 2:45 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. and bus transportation home is provided to children living within South View Elementary School district. Click HERE to learn more about the GA program!

ABOUT MUNCIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (MPL)

Our mission is to provide accessible and innovative services responding to the reading, informational, educational, and enrichment needs of the community. Click HERE to visit our website and learn more about MPL!

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities upon request during the hiring process and employment, including for essential functions. We encourage interested individuals to apply even if not 100% of the position requirements are met. 

If you have any questions regarding the hiring process, application, job  posting, etc., then please contact MPL Human Resources by emailing [email protected] or by calling (765) 747-8228.

POSITION PURPOSE

To assist Great Achievers Supervisor and Lead Teachers by providing support for 21st Century Community Learning Center (Great Achievers program).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform these functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Assist Lead Teacher(s) and Great Achievers Supervisor with lesson planning
• Assist students with homework and lessons for assigned classroom
• Assist with managing student behavior and maintaining a positive learning environment
• Maintain safety of students traveling to and from the school, on field trips, or home
• Assist Great Achievers Supervisor and Lead Teachers with other tasks as required
• Follow USDA and CACFP meal pattern when providing afterschool snacks

Requirements

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred:

• Experience working with children in an educational setting

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential task satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Customer Service: Provide prompt, attentive, and friendly customer service; represent the organization well; maintain personal accountability and ownership for providing excellent customer service; seek and respond to feedback to improve services; show willingness to go out of your way to help customers and coworkers.
• Teamwork: Cooperate and work well with co-workers and management; plan and complete job duties; help where needed; ask for help when needed; complete work in a timely manner.
• Communication: Communicate ideas and thoughts clearly, accurately, and respectfully; listen to others and seek to understand other perspectives.
• Technical: Comfortable in using computers, appropriate software, and job-related equipment.
• Adaptability: Willing to take on new challenges and responsibilities and lead others; open to change and variety within the workplace; work hard to implement change in areas of responsibility; recommend changes to improve processes and customer service.
• Image: Portray a positive image of the Library; be a strong public ambassador and promote Library programs, materials and services.

This job description contains information necessary to evaluate and distinguish it adequately from other jobs. The job duties may change at the discretion of management and an employee may be asked to perform duties that are not listed. This job description does not constitute a contract between an employee and MPL. 

(Revised June 2024)