Part Time Floating Early Childhood Assistant Teacher (Please apply directly with Aspen View Academy - DO NOT apply online with DCSD)

Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out. REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only! Job Posting Title: Part Time Floating Early Childhood Assistant Teacher (Please apply directly with Aspen View Academy - DO NOT apply online with DCSD) Job Description: Part Time Floating Early Childhood Assistant Teacher (Monday-Friday 9:30-1:30) Aspen View Academy is a PK-8 charter school located in Castle Rock, Colorado, with approximately 950 students. AVA is an energetic school, subject to changing work environments, adaptation of new educational principles and values, with a strong culture and high expectations for character development. Adaptability to change is essential, often demanding a commitment to flexibility, wearing many hats and pitching in where you can to ensure the best outcomes for students. Our Mission: Aspen View Academy (AVA) will succeed through academic excellence in a challenging and stimulating learning environment that emphasizes math, technology, and language arts, enabling our students to become critical thinkers, responsible citizens, strong community members and future leaders. Our Vision: We recognize that an education is incomplete without fostering the arts, sports, nature, and character. Together, with our students, faculty, parents and community, we will develop civic and personal responsibility, intellectual passion and differentiated instruction in a safe, orderly, balanced and nurturing environment. Position Specific Information (if Applicable): Aspen View Pre-K Floating Teacher Assistant will: Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the following: · Treat children, families and staff with dignity and respect at all times. · Assist in supervision and ensure the safety and well-being of preschool children in various settings. · Assist supervision preschool children during lunch and rest time in all PreK classrooms. · Assist in preparing the learning environment, setting up interest centers, and preparing needed materials and supplies · Assist/supervise the classroom and playground. · Help with the general housekeeping tasks · Assist the teacher in other ways as requested (job related) · Always maintain a professional attitude and loyalty to AVA · Assist teacher with implementation of appropriate early childhood education experiences · Help teachers supervise and promote activities designed to enhance the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of children · Help to maintain a neat and organized classroom. · Help children establish good habits of personal hygiene. Assist children in changing clothes when needed. Encourage children to be independent in this skill. · Always supervise activities to ensure safety of students. · Complete 15 continuing Ed hours of Early Childhood Education throughout the school year. Essential Physical Requirements: Occasional lifting five (5) to fifty (50) pounds Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, sitting Minimum Qualifications: Colorado Shines Level 2 Email DStalker@aspenviewacademy.org for questions If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to: dstalker@aspenviewacademy.org. Aspen View Academy is an equal opportunity employer and does do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected by law or regulation. JOB DESCRIPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM I have received a copy of the job description for my position: Position: ____________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________________ I have reviewed this job description and I understand all my job duties and responsibilities. I am able to perform the essential functions as outlined. I understand that my job may change on a temporary or regular basis according to the needs of Aspen View Academy without it being specifically included in the job description. If I have any questions about job duties not specified on this description that I am asked to perform, I should discuss them with my immediate supervisor. I further understand that future performance evaluations and merit increases to my pay are based on my ability to perform the duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description to the satisfaction of my immediate supervisor. ____________________________________________ __________________ To apply, applicants should email their resume and cover letter to employment@aspenviewacademy.org Responsibilities: Perform toileting duties and life skill instruction. Provide clerical support in a variety of functions. Prepare, adapt, arrange, and maintain preschool materials. Maintain data collection regarding student progress/performance, including confidential reports and information. Interact appropriately with parents and other staff. Provide daily assistance to the teacher in the classroom by working with typical and special needs children in small and whole group settings. Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. Certifications: First Aid/CPR Certification - Colorado Education: High School or Equivalent (Required) Skills: Position Type: Charter School Primary Location: Aspen View Academy Charter School One Year Only (Yes or No): No Scheduled Hours Per Week: 20 FTE: 0.50 Approx Scheduled Days Per Year: 185 Work Days (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.) Minimum Hire Rate: $17.80 USD Hourly Maximum Hire Rate: $22.63 USD Hourly Full Salary Range: $17.80 USD - $27.45 USD Hourly All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE. Benefits: This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options. Time Off Plans: This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past: August 10, 2026 Proud to Be DCSD - 65 Years of Excellence A career in Colorado's Douglas County School District is a chance to be part of something incredibly important and fulfilling. Spanning over 850 square miles, Douglas County School District offers a variety of communities ranging from small rural farm towns to large and fast-growing suburban neighborhoods. 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