SELA Summer Program Teaching Assistant (11 anticipated)

Openings as of 4/28/2026 SELA Summer Program Teaching Assistant (11 anticipated)

JobID:

10080

Position Type:

Summer School Date Posted:

4/21/2026

Location:

Social Emotional Learning Academy Date Available:

07/13/2026

Closing Date:

04/30/2026 The SELA Summer Program will run the last 3 weeks in July, Tuesday-Friday from 8:00-11:00 AM. All applicants are expected to be in attendance for each of the 12 days of the programs. Summer teaching assistant positions are prioritized for current Decatur and MPSED employees. Pay is summer school is based on DFTA employees current pay rate. Staff preference given to those trained in: Ukeru CPI Advanced Skills Decatur summer positions are part of a collective bargaining unit. Contract information can be found here: Applicants that, in the judgment of the Director of Human Resources or designee, are considered as being the best qualified to meet the needs of the summer school program, will be selected for summer school teaching positions. The criteria (in order of importance) utilized in evaluating all applicants will include the following provisions outlined in Article XXII, pages 21-22 as copied below: A. Summer School

ARTICLE XXII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1.

Summer school positions shall be posted in the same manner that regular positions are. All bargaining unit members shall be allowed to apply for all summer school positions. Members of the bargaining unit shall have priority over non-bargaining unit members and over RIFed employees who have not been recalled for the next academic year. Assignment to summer school positions shall be made on a seniority basis, insofar as they are qualified to hold such positions. 2. Special Education Summer School Positions Essential skills and LPN Assistants shall have first priority for the assignment of summer school positions, based on seniority and qualifications. 3. Substitute summer school teaching assistants will be called by the Director of Summer School, the Director of Special Education, or his/her designee from respective lists developed from those teaching assistants who applied for summer school positions and were not hired and indicated their desire to be substitutes. This list shall also be provided to the Union president by May 1 of each school year. Teaching Assistants hired for summer school shall be notified by May 10 based on the approved grant(s) as of that date. A list of all summer school teaching assistants hired shall be provided to the Union President on that same date. The Union President shall be notified of any additional hires after May 10. 4. Summer School teaching assistants shall be paid based on the salary schedule for the preceding school year.