Staff Aide

About this job:

Support a safe, positive, nurturing, and engaging environment that promotes the optimal growth, development, and success of children. Build and maintain strong relationships with students, families, staff, visitors, and community members through effective communication, professionalism, and positive interactions. Help provide appropriate supervision and an organized, orderly learning environment that supports student well-being and achievement. Uphold, interpret, and communicate the philosophy, policies, and procedures of the district while helping ensure compliance with established standards and expectations. Develop the skills needed to advance into a Program Leader role while contributing to the well-being and success of all students.

What DPS Offers You:

• A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• Hourly pay rate: $20.50
• In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.

What You'll Do:

• Adhere to all Extended Learning and Community Schools (ELCS)/Discovery Link, the District, and Colorado Department of Human Services policies, procedures, and regulations related to student supervision, tracking, safety, and staff conduct.
• Follow Discovery Link staff conduct guidelines, staffing philosophy, and all licensing requirements, including maintaining required staff to child ratios at all times.
• Support the daily program schedule and supervise students in collaboration with a Program Leader.
• Maintain appropriate student behavior standards consistent with the district Behavior Matrix.
• Understand and follow accident reporting, incident documentation, and other required recordkeeping procedures, with supervisor support as needed.
• Assist in planning and implementing engaging stationary and movement-based curriculum and activities, including outdoor games and recreational programming.
• Prepare, maintain, and restore program spaces before and after use, ensuring cleanliness, organization, and completion of housekeeping duties; review daily schedules, staffing assignments, and supervision expectations.
• Foster positive relationships with families, school personnel, and Discovery Link staff; provide accurate program information, substitute at program sites as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Minimum High School Diploma/GED.
• Ability to become CPR/First Aid Certified and Universal Precautions Certified.
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun