Greenville Parent Assistant Job Descriptions
UHC offers a variety of positions by which parents can fulfill their parent assistant hours. During on-site enrollment, you will meet with the Parent Assistant scheduling team to sign up for specific positions and dates to serve.
Because we believe the Bible teaches that all humans are created in the image of God (Genesis 1: 27), we hold that all human life is sacred and of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life (Ps 139). Helpers will guide students using the principles taught by Jesus Christ to treat others in the same way that you want to be treated (Luke 6:31, Matthew 7:12), and to love others in the same way that you love yourself (Matthew 12:31). Parent Helpers are servants and will strive to pass on the Biblical principle of serving to the students (Mark 9:35, 10:44, and I Corinthians 9:19).
Nursery positions at UHC GVL- Hampton Heights Campus:
- Infant Nursery – Infant Nursery Parent Assistants should enjoy babies and toddlers. Parent Assistants need to be willing and able to sit on the floor. They will help with diaper changing, feeding, washing of toys, light housekeeping, vacuuming, and setting up/tearing down of the classroom.
- Toddler Nursery – Toddler Nursery Parent Assistants should enjoy toddlers and preschoolers. Parent Assistants need to be willing and able to sit on the floor. They will help with diaper changing and potty training, washing of toys, light housekeeping, vacuuming, implement planned activities including art projects, music class, gym/playground time and setting up/tearing down of the classroom.
- Nursery Floater – Nursery Floater Parent Assistants should enjoy babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Parent Assistants need to be willing and able to sit on the floor. They will help with diaper changing, feeding, washing of toys, light housekeeping, vacuuming, implement planned activities including art projects, music class, gym/playground time and setting up/tearing down of the classroom. Parent Assistants will serve in either the infant or toddler nursery, depending on which class needs more aid. Must be flexible.
Nursery positions at UHC GVL- Grace Campus:
- High School Only Days Nursery – Report to nursery teacher in the nursery from 8:15am-3:00. Parent Assistants should enjoy babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary age children to 8th grade. Parent Assistants need to be willing and able to sit on the floor, help with feeding, diaper changing, potty training, and implementing planned activities.
Floater positions at UHC GVL- Hampton Heights:
- Monday/Wednesday Campus Floater – This parent assistant needs to be flexible and willing to work with all ages depending on where an extra pair of hands is needed. This position will also help with some setup, assist each grade level with recess and/or lunch time, and a number of other varied tasks throughout the day.
- Monday/Wednesday K3- K5 Floater – This is a weekly position, similar to the elementary classroom helpers. These people need to be flexible and willing to work with all ages depending on where an extra pair of hands is needed
- Monday/Wednesday Elementary Floater – This is a weekly position, similar to the elementary classroom helpers. These people need to be flexible and willing to work with all ages depending on where an extra pair of hands is needed.
Floater positions at UHC GVL- Grace Campus:
- Monday/Wednesday Campus Floater – This parent assistant needs to be flexible and willing to work with all ages depending on where an extra pair of hands is needed. One main task for this position is assisting with the car line each hour between classes. This position will also help with some setup, assist each grade level with recess and/or lunch time, and a number of other varied tasks throughout the day.
- Monday/Wednesday HS & MS Floater – This parent assistant needs to be flexible and willing to work with middle and high school students depending on where an extra pair of hands is needed. This position will also help with some setup, assist each grade level with recess and/or lunch time, and a number of other varied tasks throughout the day.
Classroom Helper positions at UHC GVL- Hampton Heights Campus:
- K3, K4, K5, 1st, and 2nd Grade Helpers – If at all possible, be willing to work 6 weeks in a row, do light housekeeping and vacuuming, enjoy young children, work with the teacher and participate in hands on projects, stay with the class all day including overseeing lunch, able to jump in classroom routine and see what needs to be done- not much downtime or phone time.
- 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Helpers – If at all possible, be willing to work 6 weeks in a row, do light housekeeping and vacuuming, enjoy children and not easily frustrated, able to assist teachers with classroom activities and behavior management, must stay with the class all day including overseeing lunch.
Classroom Helper positions at UHC GVL- Grace Church Campus:
- ES/MS Focused Study – ES/MS Focused Study Parent Assistants should be willing and able to set up/tear down the study hall room by moving tables and chairs. Parent Assistants will help students (grades 3-8) with assigned work and perform light housekeeping and vacuuming. Parent Assistants may bring quiet work to do.
- Student Center Parent Assistant – Focused Study Parent Assistants should be willing and able to set up / tear down the rooms by moving tables and chairs. This parent assistant will also help with monitoring Student Center crosswalk from 8:30-9:10. Parent Assistant may help complete pre-planned computer tasks, make copies, help monitor 6th grade lunch, and perform light housekeeping and vacuuming. Parent Assistants will bring lunch and may bring laptop and quiet work to do.
Carline positions at Hampton Heights Campus:
- Monday AM and PM Elementary Car Line – 2 people: One of the two individuals will each arrive by 8:35 12 times the co-op meets. Also, individuals must be willing to stay late all 24 times the co-op meets. Must be personable and willing to work in all weather conditions, with crowds and some chaos, and be able to remember names and faces. Arrive about 2:20 until 3:15pm.
- Monday PM Elementary Car Line – Helps all 24 Monday afternoons with Monday carline. 2:15-3:15pm. Must be personable and willing to work in all weather conditions, with crowds and some chaos, and be able to remember names and faces.
- Wednesday AM and PM Elementary Car Line – 2 people: Each of the two individuals will arrive at the Elementary Admin desk at 8:25 AM 12 times the co-op meets. They will check in the parent assistants, make sure they show up on time, get their parent assistant folders, and collect money from them when needed. This job takes place from 8:25 to 8:50 AM. At 8:50 AM, this parent assistant will head out and do morning carline from 8:55 to 9:15 AM. Also, individuals must be willing to stay late all 24 times the co-op meets. Must be personable and willing to work in all weather conditions, with crowds and some chaos, and be able to remember names and faces. Arrive about 2:20 P.M. for the afternoon.
Carline positions at Grace Campus:
- MS/HS Pick-up Line PM (Mondays and Wednesdays) – Fall: Three parent assistants will assist in the car line every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 2:15-3:15 P.M. all 30 days the Co-op meets in the Fall. Exam days excluded. Spring: Three parent assistants will assist in the car line every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 2:15-3:15 P.M. all 30 days the Co-op meets in the Spring. Exam days excluded. This is a great job for someone who has to pick up students in the afternoon.
- MS/HS Drop-Off Line AM (Mondays and Wednesdays) – This would be every Monday and Wednesday morning from 8:30-9:10 A.M. all 60 days the Co-op meets. This is a great job for someone who has to drop off students in the morning.
Special events positions at Hampton Heights:
- Elementary Special Events Floater– Report to Elementary Program Director. Help plan and coordinate Elementary special events such as Meet the Teacher, hot chocolate day, celebration days, valentine’s Daddy/Daughter dance, K5 Graduation, etc…
- Field Day Coordinator- Plan and implement Elementary Field Day in coordination with Student Government. This includes securing a location for Field Day, ensuring all the supplies are gathered, making a schedule for the events, etc… Help create communication pieces for families, staff, and student government.
Special events positions at Grace Campus:
- Chick-fil-a Coordinator– Assist yearbook staff, Student Gov’t, and Senior class with bi-monthly sales of Chick-fil-a at lunch throughout the year.
- Chick-fil-a Assistant- Assists the CFA Coordinator with coordinating and serving on CFA days.
- Middle School Student Life Coordinator – independently plan and attend one MS social event per month. Enjoy party planning and MS students, creatively plan games and activities, & recruit parent assistants.
- High School Student Life Coordinator – independently plan and attend one HS social event per month. Enjoy party planning and HS students, creatively plan games and activities, & recruit parent assistants.
- MS Science Day Coordinator – Plan and organize Middle School Science Day in the fall.
- Spring Project Day Coordinator – Plan and organize Elementary/Middle School Project Day in the Spring
- Special Events Floater– Report to Middle & High School Directors. Parent Assistant will assist and take instruction from the directors and assist with a variety of duties throughout the day on class days with special events like enrollment, open house, craft day, etc… Must be flexible.
- Christmas Craft Day Coordinators (Need 2 people) – secure location and date, plan activities, purchase supplies, recruit and oversee helpers.
- Hostess/Hospitality Coordinator – This person will coordinate, be the lead, and be present for any event where we serve food or have snacks out as a way to welcome and greet our staff, teachers, or visitors. This person would create an email to send out to membership with specific needs for the event. We have the emails we have used in the past. This person would work with the Administrative Assistant to make sure all is covered. It would include coordinating food for the following events:
- Summer Teacher Meeting dinner
- Teacher Appreciation events (Fall & Spring)
- Career Day, etc
- Highschool Retreat Coordinator– plans annual high school retreat
Field Trip Coordinator positions for Greenville Campuses: All of these positions report to our Field Trip Manager for support and training.
- RMSC Field Trip Coordinator (Greenville and Spartanburg) – Organize age appropriate field trips for each grade level at Roper Mountain Science Center.
- GVL Elementary Field Trip/Socials Coordinator (K3-5th Grade) – Two positions that work with one another. Research and find appropriate field trips and social event opportunities for elementary students. Arrange the details with the host facility and communicate with families. The coordinator could find field trips and social activities that would either be inclusive of the entire age-group, or they’d need to ensure that each age group (K3-2nd and 3rd-5th) is getting equal opportunity for events. The coordinator would strive to offer one field trip and one social each month. Excellent written communication skills are a must.
- GVL MS/HS Field Trip Coordinator (6th-12th Grade)– Research and find field trips primarily focusing on the middle and high school levels. Arrange the details with the host facility and communicate with families. The expectation will be 2 field trips per semester. This coordinator will not plan social events for this age group. Excellent written communication skills are a must.
Greenville Campus (may work enrollment at either Grace Campus or Hampton Heights campus):
- Enrollment Team Member – This person will either work with paperwork verification, computer class registration, or managing the order of registration on these days. This person must have a friendly disposition, like working with details, and be willing to attend assigned registration days.
- Registration Hospitality Parent Assistant – This parent assistant will manage a lot of things at one time including but not limited to keeping the order of registration running, letting parents know what stop is next, answering questions they have about co-op and staying on task. This parent assistant needs to be willing to attend assigned registration days.
- Financial Enrollment Team Member – This person will work with calculating deposit totals, taking payments, entering payments, helping facilitate monthly payment plans, and dealing with general payment questions on these days. This person must have a friendly disposition, like working with details, and be comfortable handling money.
- Parent Assistant Scheduling Team-
Set-Up positions at UHC GVL- Grace Church Campus:
- Monday MS/HS Early Hour Helper – Parent Assistant will arrive at 7:45 and help with early hour carline. The parent assistant would then return to the building at 8:00 to be the MS/HS early hour helper for all 24 Mondays. See Middle & High School Directors for instructions. This parent assistant would leave around 9:15.
- Parking Lot Set-Up
- Classroom Set-Up – 1 individual. Must be in the main and student center building all 32 Mondays that the co-op meets. From 8:15 am to about 9:00 am. There are tables to set up, chairs to move, desks to set up, overhead projectors dispersed, etc. NO BAD BACKS – it’s all about moving furniture.
Other Positions at Hampton Heights Campus:
- Monday & Wednesday AM Check-in Parent Assistant – Must be super organized and flexible. Arrive by 8:00 am and stay until 9:00 am every Monday or Wednesday elementary morning to check-in parent assistants. Set up table, arrange folders, write name tags, etc. Keep track of parent assistant changes, tardiness, and nursery fees on check-in sheet. Call when people are late, find last minute subs (as needed) from a sub list, and collect fees for nursery, tardiness, or not showing. Send an email out on Wednesdays (the week before) reminding Monday parent assistants of their assigned day, and on Fridays (the week before) reminding Wednesdays parent assistants of their assigned day.
Other Positions at Grace Campus:
- Jr. and Sr. Beta Club Parent Assistants: Work with Middle and High School Program Directors to plan and attend all Beta meetings and manage Beta Club duties, events, and communications.
- Newspaper Layout Parent Assistant – Manage and organize staff to produce 4 editions of the newspaper yearly, hold staff meetings to facilitate newspaper production, oversee or complete newspaper layouts, have paper printed and distributed, etc…
Other Positions Non-Campus Specific:
- Website calendar – requires computer skills, must be highly organized, flexible and decisive, and have the ability to sort large amounts of information.
- Website Calendar Assistant – requires computer skills, must be highly organized, flexible, and decisive, and have the ability to sort large amounts of information.
- Insurance – work with Executive Director to ensure insurance coverage is adequate and applied.
- Summer Copy Work – the summer copy parent assistants assist teachers in preparing for the school year by doing copying, cutting, etc… projects. These volunteers must be able to go on campus for several hours at a time weekly during the months of July and August and be competent in following written directions from teachers, using the copier, keep copies/class materials organized, communicate with teachers to let them know when their copies are finished and ready to be picked up, etc… These volunteers will work together to get everything done and must be willing to collaborate and communicate with each other.
- Attorney Liaison/Consultant – Parent Assistant offers legal consultation to the UHC Board and Director as needed.
- Incentives Coordinator – requires good sales and solicitation skills. Contact local businesses for incentive coupons for the students and teacher appreciation events. Could be a large amount of coupons or smaller amounts. Should plan on at least 10 “sets” each semester. Write thank you notes that UHC will mail on form letter with letterhead. Please turn incentives in as you receive them. This should be mostly summer work! UHC Incentive spreadsheet Please create another column and make notes for future record.
- Security Coordinator– schedules police officers for each campus for each class day and arranges security for Prom
- MailChimp Coordinator – This parent assistant will collect pertinent information from members of our staff, format and post in a biweekly email to our membership. Not be flustered if information comes in at crazy hours. The tutorial, led by a staff member, will teach you formatting on the computer as well as your phone. This position can be done from home.
- Yearbook Assistant – Assist the yearbook teacher with the following duties, as needed: 1) photographing Greenville campus classes, activities, and field trips 2) learn online yearbook software 3) it would be helpful to have a camera, a working knowledge of computers, photography, and basic design 4) understanding for Google sheets and docs 5) managing sales dashboard.
Admin Assistant positions at Grace Campus:
- Monday/Wednesday- 6th Grade Parent Assistant – If at all possible. be willing to work 6 weeks in a row, assist with morning set up, do light housekeeping and vacuuming, enjoy children and without being easily frustrated, able to assist teachers with classroom activities and behavior management, check work, make copies, oversee class changes and lunch, assist other middle school and high school assistants with lunch clean up, work afternoon carline, finish afternoon clean up. This position can only be filled with current members.
- Middle School Director’s Parent Assistant – Be willing to work 6 weeks in a row, lead morning set up and afternoon cleaning and resets, do light housekeeping and vacuuming, enjoy adolescent children, must assist teachers and be flexible in the following: check students’ work, make copies, oversee class changes, lunch and lunch clean up for both grades. This position can only be filled with current members.
- Middle School Director (Summer) Parent Assistant – This position requires flexibility and a desire to work on administrative jobs with a specific UHC administrator. It could be during the summer and could include certain delegated jobs or working side by side on a project. More details given by the administrator.
- High School Director’s Assistant – Throughout the day make copies, clean, grade papers for teachers, monitor classes and parking lot, supervise lunch, and a host of other tasks that may arise.
- Assistant to the High School Director (Graduation)- manage all graduation details in coordination with the High School Program Director.
- Assistant to the High School Director (Summer) – This position requires flexibility and a desire to work on administrative jobs with a specific UHC administrator. It could be during the summer and could include certain delegated jobs or working side by side on a project. More details given by the administrator.
- Learning Differences Admin Assistant – LD assistant will assist High School Learning Differences administrators in creating exam schedules, meeting accommodations, and communicating with parents.