Date of Posting: July 11, 2026

 

 

Title:                           School Assistant

 

Reports to:                 Building Principal

 

Classification:            MNESPA

 

 

Primary Function: The work year for School Assistants shall be the same as the number of student days as determined by the district.  On days when there is an early dismissal, School Assistants shall work those hours. The workday is 5.25 hours per day. The School Assistant will focus on serving the instructional needs of the regular education students and the daily duties of each school they are assigned. This position does not offer benefits. 

 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

 

• Assist students (individually or in groups) with assigned class work to reinforce learning, concepts and
• Assist with the supervision and care of students in the classroom, lunchroom, play areas, on field trips and other assigned
• Keep inventories, records and performs other clerical duties as directed
• Assist with testing process and procedures and checks tests, quizzes, and workbooks exercises as assigned
• Preparation and duplication of class and school materials
• Prepare and maintain bulletin boards
• Assist teachers and students with computer and audio-visual equipment use and materials
• Attends in-service and training programs, and school/parent meetings as requested
• Maintains confidentiality of information
• Perform all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

 

Other Job Duties

• Assistants may carry out teacher-planned instruction. (The School Assistant may not introduce new instruction concepts).
• Assistants may maintain oversight/supervision of the classroom when teacher is not available
• Assistants may report observational data to professional school personnel
• Assistants may assist the teacher / supervisor / principal with student discipline

 

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED with experience working with school-aged children preferred. Good oral and written communication skills, visual acuity, and the ability to hear and read are required. Must possess the temperament to work with students and adults exhibiting a wide range of emotions and have the physical ability to perform the essential duties

 

 
Work Environment/Abilities
 

• Employee performs task involving the regular and, at times, sustained performance of minimally physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of extended sitting, walking, operating a computer, use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects or controls, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and reaching to access files or supplies, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, or pulling of moderately light objects and materials of 10-15
• Tasks require the ability to hear, visual perception and discrimination, and oral communication
• Employee works primarily in a climate-controlled environment except when assisting with student supervision of outdoor activities, transporting students and field
• Ability to perform addition and subtraction, multiplication, division and other simple mathematical calculations and arrange, compare, count, differentiate, measure and/or sort data and/or information accurately.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working and cooperative relationships with others.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form that involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of
• Ability to exercise the judgment, discretion, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of information against sensory, judgement, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or ver

• Ability to read and interpret documents such procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; and the ability to speak and exchange information effectively to one or more

 

Terms of Employment: In accordance with the MNESPA Agreement

 

 

The Information contained in this position description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed. Additional duties may be assigned. The position holder must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.  It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the MNSD Human Resources Office of any and all reasonable accommodations that will be required.

 

 

 

If you are offered a position with Marple Newtown School District, please be advised that the following information will be required before you are able to begin working:

 

State Police Clearance (Act 34)
Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151) 

FBI Fingerprints (Act 114) 

School Health Record - includes physical & tb test from within a year
Act 24 (PDE Form 6004) - Arrest/Conviction Report
PA Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release

 

The Marple Newtown School District is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, ancestry, disability, or other legally protected classification.  This policy is in accordance with state and federal laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Inquiries may be directed to Human Resources at 610-359-4361.