Position Type:
Kidstop/Kidstop Instructor
Date Posted:
5/21/2025
Location:
Various Sites
Closing Date:
Until Filled
About Us: Kidstop is a high-quality, choice-based child care program serving Kindergarten through 5th grade students across multiple elementary schools. Four Star Express is an early learning program for four year olds. With over 1,200 students enrolled, our program supports youth through engaging, supportive experiences that align with the district’s mission: to inspire and prepare scholars with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams, contribute to community, and engage in lifelong learning.
Position Summary: Join our team as a Kidstop Instructor Substitute and help create an enriching, caring, safe and equitable environment with fun and exciting choices for kids before and after school or in a four year old classroom. In this role, you’ll lead activities, build relationships with students, and support daily routines that keep our program running smoothly. If you enjoy working with children, being part of a team, and making a positive impact every day, this is the job for you!
Kidstop/Four Star Express Locations:
Basswood, Cedar Island, Edinbrook, Elm Creek, Fernbrook, Oak View, Rice Lake, Rush Creek, Weaver Lake, and Woodland Elementary Schools. Positions and sites vary based on program areas.
Hours/Schedule:
Monday–Friday Kidstop positions will be available in the morning and afternoon hours ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 hours per day. Four Star Express hours vary in hours. Both vary depending on staffing and program needs.
Open positions and daily hours are posted in our electronic scheduling software.
- Kidstop and Four Star Express are open on most non-school days. Hours and locations vary on these days, and hours are sometime between 6:30 AM–6:00 PM
Responsibilities:
Health and Safety
- Follow all District, program, and building health and safety procedures.
- Communicate accidents/incidents concerning youth/staff verbally and in writing to Program Leaders and/or families as needed.
Supervision and Security
- Actively supervise all youth in the program at all times.
- Accurately count and track students throughout transitions, activities, spaces and field trips to ensure all children are accounted for at all times.
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy of youth and families.
- Support field trips and adjust hours and/or locations as needed.
Communication, Teamwork, and Partnerships
- Collaborate with Program Leaders and staff to ensure the well-being of youth.
- Follow up with families regarding concerns or feedback and complete necessary documentation.
- Provide excellent customer service by greeting families and ensuring youth are signed in/out of the program.
- Perform additional site duties as assigned.
- Welcomes and values diversity in thought, culture, and perspective, fostering an inclusive environment free of judgment.
Inclusive Environment
- Assist with medical, physical, or behavioral needs as necessary.
- Assisting and supporting individuals accommodations may include extra individual support.
- Assist youth with self-care tasks (e.g., feeding, dressing, toileting) Lifting, moving and transitioning may be necessary for repositioning and/or functional tasks as needed.
- Dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for all families, youth, and staff regardless of abilities, ethnicities, genders, and religious beliefs.
Quality Programming
- Support, create and lead/facilitate a variety of enriching activities that promote social and emotional and overall well being of our youth. Areas could include health/fitness, science, social skill building, literacy, music, art, service learning
- Create, facilitate and organize enriching opportunities for youth across different age groups, abilities, and identities.
- Lead small and/or large group activities.
- Actively engage with youth, role modeling positive behavior, supervision, and leadership.
- Follow and uphold the mission, philosophy, guidelines, policies, and procedures of the District and Kidstop program.
- Gather input from youth and staff in developing activities or leading small or large group activities. Capture youth voice.
- Prepare all supplies are ready, organized and available to help lead or set up activities.
Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must have 12 semester credits or more in the area of child development area
- Must have 2,080 hours of direct work experience within the Kindergarten-5th grade age group.
- Create lesson plans to assist in implementing and leading educational/enrichment activities for youth. Areas could include health/fitness, science, social skill building, literacy, music, art, service learning. Capture youth voice.
- Skills that include organization, flexibility, confidence, patience, understanding, teamwork and communication.
Salary: $22.20
Job Type: Casual
Osseo Area Schools offers:
- Meaningful and impactful work
- Opportunities to grow professionally
- A variety of benefits
- Mentorship programs for teachers and educational support professionals
- Summer opportunities
- and more
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.
Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.
Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at HR@district279.org or call 763-391-7007.
Background Check Upon Conditional Offer:
Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required. Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
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