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Long Term Associate, Adel Elementary

Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District

Adel, IATemporary$15.36/hrPosted 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$15.36/hr
Location
Adel, IA
Schedule
Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Adel Elementary is seeking a long-term associate to assist teachers with learning goals by supporting individual students and small groups. The role works with students’ academic, behavioral, and social needs, reinforces class material, and supervises students during arrival, recess, dismissal, and potentially lunch. The anticipated assignment runs from November 23 to mid-January, with weekday hours specified.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Student EngagementTime ManagementOrganizationConfidentialityInterpersonal Communication

Qualifications

High School DiplomaAptitude for Work

Full job description

Long Term Associate, Adel Elementary JobID: 641

  • Position Type:

Student Support Services/ Associate

  • Date Posted:

11/6/2026

  • Location:

Adel Elementary

Description:

Adel Elementary is seeking a highly motivated, quality applicant to work as a long term associate, anticipated dates will be from Nov 23 - mid January. The staff at Adel Elementary is incredibly caring and work in a collaborative manner.

The hours for this position are 7:45am-3:45pm Monday-Thursday. Friday 7:45am - 1:30pm.

Job Summary:

The associate role is one to assist the teacher in supporting specific learning goals by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve appropriate skill levels.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with individual students or in small groups to help achieve skills and understanding of class material

  • Work with a wide range of various needs, including academic, behavior and social Examples:

  • Reads to students, listens to students read and participates in other forms of oral communication with the students

  • Guides each student toward making appropriate choices and accepting responsibility for their own behavior

  • Assisting the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities

  • Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information regarding an individual student

  • Supervises students outside during arrival, recess, dismissal and may provide lunchroom supervision

A successful candidate will:

  • Be student-focused, team-oriented and have a strong desire to actively engage with students

  • Holds a humble philosophy that doing whatever it takes to help students be successful is required

  • Have effective time management skills and organizational skills

  • Enjoys kids, working with others and making a positive difference in the lives of children

  • Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information regarding students as is expected of fully licensed teachers

Qualifications:

  • High school diploma.

  • Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed.

  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.

  • Ability to work well with staff, parents, and students

Starting rate $15.36/hr.

ADM encourages all interested and qualified applicants to apply.

How this job compares

Set against the 442 open Teaching Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$15.36/hr
  • US median$18–20/hr222 hourly ranges

This rate, $15.36/hr, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Teaching Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 13 open Teaching Assistant jobs in Iowa and 442 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Teaching Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (26 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 174 of the 442 open Teaching Assistant jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

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