Part-Time Staff: WED College for Kids Assistant

Salary: $15.00 Hourly

Location: Maple Woods, MO

Job Type: Part-Time Staff

Job Number: 2025-00405

Organization: AC NC College for Kids

Closing Date: 4/16/2026 11:59 PM Central

FLSA: Non-Exempt

About MCC

Metropolitan Community College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Junior College of Kansas City, as it was known starting in 1919, was one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs.

Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River, located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley, located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri.

MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well.

***MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships.

Job Summary

Incumbents assist the lead teacher in delivering engaging classroom instruction, managing student behavior, supervising activities, and facilitating communication between students, parents, and staff.

Essential Functions

• Support Classroom Instruction: Assist lead teacher in delivering lessons and facilitating classroom activities, ensuring that students understand the mat5eral and stay engaged.
• Assisting with Classroom Management: Help maintain a positive learning environment by managing student behavior, encouraging participation and addressing any disruptions constructively.
• Facilitating Communication: Serve as a liaison between students, parents, and teachers, communicating important information regarding student progress, behavior and any concerns that may arise.
• Supervising Students: Supervise Students, ensuring their safety and engagement during activities.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma OR equivalent G.E.D.
• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional applicant qualifications and experience will be taken into consideration.
• Interest in outreach and education

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency with microscope use and care.
• Thorough understanding of hematology with the capacity to explain blood cell types and functions.
• Thorough understanding of veterinary endoparasites and ectoparasites with the capacity to explain parasite consequences, life cycles, treatments.
• Thorough understanding of necropsy techniques as well as rat anatomy and physiology.

Physical Requirements
Positions in this class typically requires feeling, grasping, hearing, keyboarding, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.

Supplemental Information

EEO Statement:
Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, birth ancestry, national origin, or disability. EOE/ M/ F/ Vets/ Disabled

Accommodations:
MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

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