Job Description

Level: Entry
Job Location: SMCA - Los Angeles, CA 90008
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $18.00 - $20.00 Hourly

Campus Aide
25-26 School Year

: Campus Aide
Reporting to:  Dean of Operations
Who We Are:
Bright Star Schools is a free, publicly funded and open enrollment non-profit organization with nine public charters in urban Los Angeles. Across all of our Bright Star sites, over 90% of our students are eligible for free and reduced lunch.
Our mission is to provide holistic, inclusive support for all students to achieve academic excellence and grow their unique talents so that they find joy in higher education, career, and life. Bright Star students will become leaders who act with integrity and champion equity to enrich our communities and the world. The framework to our success is our core operating principles, which are Integridad, Ubuntu, Kohyang (고향), and Growth.
Our educators join a family that is passionate and committed to developing all students to become well-rounded citizens. We offer small class sizes, comprehensive coordinator support, and numerous collaboration opportunities across the organization and within school sites. We strongly believe in listening to all stakeholders’ voices, and we work to increase teaching practice and effectiveness through our data-driven and feedback-derived professional development.
We provide a culture of learning and growth for educators, with an emphasis on job-embedded, differentiated professional development.
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What You’ll Do: This Campus Aide will primarily support with supervision of students during lunch, recess, supervision of transitions to classes, and clerical support for teachers and office staff.
- Student Supervision & Safety: Oversee students during lunch, recess, and transitions to ensure safety, positive behavior, and smooth routines.
- Office & Administrative Support: Assist with phones, parent and student needs, clerical tasks, and maintaining organized records and files.
- Classroom & Instructional Support: Help prepare materials, operate equipment, and maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming learning environment.
- Student Growth & Development: Support children in making responsible choices, building respect for self and others, and engaging positively with peers and the community.
- Collaboration & Communication: Partner with teachers and staff to meet student needs, encourage development through age-appropriate activities, and provide general support as needed.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
What You’ll Bring:
- Must understand best practices in working with individuals or groups of young children in developmentally appropriate, restorative, positive, and instructive ways.
- Must have a growth mindset for both self and others, including students.
- Must be organized, creative, independent and self-motivated, enthusiastic, dependable, detail-oriented and flexible in scheduling and prioritization, and driven by excellence.
- Must possess great communication skills to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form, including accurate grammar and business correspondence knowledge.
- Must possess Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective relationships, demonstrated ability to communicate in situations requiring tact and poise; skilled in confidentiality and discretion.
- Must present a neat, professional appearance.
- Must be able to adjust tasks and focus with composure, and in accordance with changing deadlines and priorities.
- High school diploma required.
- Bachelor's Degree or college course units toward BA desired.
- Bilingual in Spanish or Korean preferred.
What We Offer:
Hours:      30-40 hours per week;  $18 - $20.00 per hour, dependent on experience
Status:      Full-Time/Part-Time

Qualifications
What You’ll Bring:
- Must understand best practices in working with individuals or groups of young children in developmentally appropriate, restorative, positive, and instructive ways.
- Must have a growth mindset for both self and others, including students.
- Must be organized, creative, independent and self-motivated, enthusiastic, dependable, detail-oriented and flexible in scheduling and prioritization, and driven by excellence.
- Must possess great communication skills to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form, including accurate grammar and business correspondence knowledge.
- Must possess Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective relationships, demonstrated ability to communicate in situations requiring tact and poise; skilled in confidentiality and discretion.
- Must present a neat, professional appearance.
- Must be able to adjust tasks and focus with composure, and in accordance with changing deadlines and priorities.
- High school diploma required.
- Bachelor's Degree or college course units toward BA desired.
- Bilingual in Spanish or Korean preferred.