Instructional Aide

Job Title: Instructional Aide
Salary: Non Certified Hourly
Reports To: Instructional Aides Coordinator

Position Overview:
An instructional aide assists teachers in managing classroom activities, and supporting students’
academic and social development. This role involves working with individuals or small groups to
reinforce learning concepts, maintaining an organized, safe classroom environment.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience as an instructional aide or related role preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patience, empathy, and ability to work with diverse learners
• Basic understanding of instructional methods and child development.
• Understanding of diverse learning needs and classroom management practices.

Description of Duties:

• Demonstrated ability to engage students’ emotional intelligence and support students

with a wide range of abilities, backgrounds, and learning styles, using a trauma-informed
approach

• Demonstrated ability to embody a commitment to anti-racist work and advancing

community and justice in our educational system

• Demonstrated commitment to creating a culture of well-being and collaboration for all

students with the goal of creating empowered learners, ethical and global citizens, and
resilient individuals

• Demonstrated flexibility and problem-solving skills in order to work as a productive team

member

• Understanding and commitment to multi-age groupings
• Support teachers in implementing lesson plans and classroom activities
• Provide one-on-one or small group assistance to students
• Help manage classroom behavior and maintain a positive learning environment
• Prepare and organize instructional materials and classroom resources
• Supervise students during non-instructional times (e.g., lunch, recess, transitions)
• Provide specialized, targeted academic support to students, particularly those with

individualized education programs (IEPs), 504 plans, behavior intervention plans (BIP).

• Required to support aftercare programming on half days and on days when the school is

closed but aftercare services are in operation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Honey Creek is proud to be one of the few charter academies that sponsors our

employees in the Michigan Public Employees Retirement System. (MPSERS). This
investment by the community ensures that our employees will receive sustainable
retirement benefits.

• In addition, Honey Creek Community School offers our staff members a formal,

transparent, and predictable compensation policy with a fixed salary schedule and
intentionality around the cost-of-living for all.

• Honey Creek also offers eligible staff members comprehensive health, dental, life and

short/long-term disability benefits.

Nondiscrimination policy
The Board shall not discriminate in its policies and practices with respect to compensation, terms
or conditions of employment because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, national origin, height, weight, age, marital status, political belief, disability, or
handicap which does not impair an individual’s ability to perform adequately in that individual’s
particular position or activity.

Honey Creek Community School is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks applicants
from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This
includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities, and sexual orientations.