Instructional Aide Crosstown High
Website Crosstown High
Invitation to Apply for Position at Crosstown High
Position: Instructional Aide
Reports to: Director of Student Success
Application Deadline: Until position is filled
Start Date: ASAP
Hours & Compensation: Full-Time (7:45 am – 3:45 pm, M-F, regular school year)
Our Vision & Mission
We have a big, intentional vision at Crosstown High. We aim to rethink the traditional American high school experience by being a place where every learner — students and educators alike — can thrive. We will be a community of confident thinkers and compassionate contributors who create more equitable spaces wherever we go.
Because of this, we are searching for teachers who are excited and willing to work hard to rethink high school by:
ADVANCING EQUITY
We believe that learning leads to freedom, and so we:
- Seek equity and justice in and beyond the classroom.
- Empower students and teachers to use their voices for change.
- Share what we are learning with other educators
BUILDING COMMUNITY
We believe that learning happens best in an inclusive and joyful community, and so we:
- Work to create a space that reflects the diversity of our city.
- Affirm the unique identity of each learner.
- Create opportunities for connection, having fun together, and restoring relationships when they are harmed.
DOING MEANINGFUL WORK
We believe that learning can solve problems in this uncertain world, and that the community is a natural landscape for authentic learning experiences, and so we:
- Learn through projects that address a real challenge or issue, draw on different areas of learning, and allow us to explore our interests and passions.
- Center students through personalized learning experiences that develop the competencies we believe are necessary to thrive both now and in the future.
- Engage with our community and industry partners whenever possible.
Instructional Aide Roles & Responsibilities
The person in this position will provide academic assistance to a student whose IEP requires one-on-one support.
- Assist students with activities and assignments, typically with individuals and small groups of students
- Help students to organize, prioritize and submit class work
- Assist in establishing and implementing behavioral objectives, including observing students’ behavior and notifying teachers of behavioral changes, redirecting behavior, and working with individual students to help them adjust behaviorally and academically in the class setting
- Support teachers in helping to modify/accommodate work as aligned in the student’s education plan
- Assist with parent communication
- Attend staff meetings, and stay in regular communication with our instructional leadership team
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and community partners in a co-taught, interdisciplinary instructional setting
- Develop meaningful and supportive relationships with students through a positive youth development and restorative justice lens
- Develop and maintain positive relationships and communication with parents and families
- Other duties as deemed necessary by the leadership team to support and strengthen the community
- Bring your “A game” and have fun. It’s what we do at Crosstown High!
Qualifications
The strongest candidates will have the following certifications, skills, and experiences:
- Experience working with individuals with exceptionalities
- An associates degree
- An undeniable enthusiasm for teenagers and a commitment to authentically engaging them
- Be proactive in seeking to identify student needs and make and execute a plan to address them
- A highly collaborative approach to teaching and learning
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Willingness to learn, explore, experiment, question, create, critique, and enhance as we RETHINK HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION.
Compensation
Pay is commensurate with experience.
Interested? Apply Today!
