2026-2027 Instructional Assistant

General Summary

Provides classroom teaching assistance such as reinforcing skills, monitoring in-school-suspension classroom and/or detention hall, completing roll call and student counts, administering make-up tests, etc. Assists teachers with academic instruction and classroom activities; prepares and disseminates materials for classroom activities. Sets up classroom for special activities as assigned such as preparing materials for classroom, setting up charts, etc. Demonstrates the ability to perform remedial instruction or tasks to reinforce learning initiated by teacher. Exhibits the ability to work with students requiring individual or close attention, reads to children, listens to their reactions, and suggests improvements. Is effective in monitoring groups of students engaged in drawing, writing, independent study or similar work. Demonstrates the ability to observe and assist individual students that are experiencing difficulties. Distributes and collects appropriate materials, sets up the classroom for instructional projects, and sets up and operates audio-visual equipment as needed. Effectively supervises playground activities, monitors students in the cafeteria, during rest periods, coming on and off buses, or as they go to and from classes. Demonstrates the ability to perform other classroom or school-wide clerical tasks; prepares, compiles, and makes copies of instructional materials and reports, files classroom or student records, distributes textbooks and other instructional materials appropriately. Arranges for field trips (permission slips, arrangement of transportation, etc.), speakers/presenters, and related educational activities; accompanies class on field trips as required. Provides clerical support by performing such duties as light typing and data entry, routine sorting and filing, and routine posting to ledgers. Types, completes and/or files various records and forms. Collects incoming monies for field trips, school pictures, and other school fees; prepares receipts for monies collected. Performs miscellaneous tasks such as distributing materials, scheduling parent or teacher appointments, ordering supplies, scheduling tutoring, escorting students to other areas of the school, etc. Operates general office equipment such as a typewriter, computer, copier, laminator, and calculator. Willingly performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Duties

• Provides classroom teaching assistance such as reinforcing skills, monitoring in-school-suspension classroom and/or detention hall, completing roll call and student counts, administering make-up tests, etc.
• Aids teachers with academic instruction and classroom activities; prepares and disseminates materials for classroom activities.
• Sets up classroom for special activities as assigned such as preparing materials for classroom, setting up charts, etc.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform remedial instruction or tasks to reinforce learning initiated by teacher.
• Works with students requiring individual or close attention, reads to children, listens to their reactions, and suggests improvements.
• Monitors groups of students engaged in drawing, writing, independent study or similar work.
• Observes and assists individual students that are experiencing difficulties.
• Distributes and collects appropriate materials, sets up the classroom for instructional projects, and sets up and operates audio-visual equipment as needed.
• Supervises playground activities, monitors students in the cafeteria, during rest periods, coming on and off buses, or as they go to and from classes.
• Performs other classroom or school-wide clerical tasks; prepares, compiles, and makes copies of instructional materials and reports, files classroom or student records, distributes textbooks and other instructional materials appropriately.
• Arranges for field trips (permission slips, arrangement of transportation, etc.), speakers/presenters, and related educational activities; accompanies class on field trips as required.
• Supports teachers by providing clerical support by performing such duties as light typing and data entry, routine sorting and filing, and routine posting to ledgers.
• Typing, completes and/or files various records and forms.
• Collections incoming monies for field trips, school pictures, and other school fees; prepares receipts for monies collected.
• Performs miscellaneous tasks such as distributing materials, scheduling parent or teacher appointments, ordering supplies, scheduling tutoring, escorting students to other areas of the school, etc.
• Operates general office equipment such as a typewriter, computer, copier, laminator, and calculator.
• Willingly performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Essential Functions

• Provides classroom teaching assistance such as reinforcing skills, monitoring in-school-suspension classroom and/or detention hall, completing roll call and student counts, administering make-up tests, etc.
• Aids teachers with academic instruction and classroom activities; prepares and disseminates materials for classroom activities.
• Sets up classroom for special activities as assigned such as preparing materials for classroom, setting up charts, etc.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform remedial instruction or tasks to reinforce learning initiated by teacher.
• Works with students requiring individual or close attention, reads to children, listens to their reactions, and suggests improvements.
• Monitors groups of students engaged in drawing, writing, independent study or similar work.
• Observes and assists individual students that are experiencing difficulties.
• Distributes and collects appropriate materials, sets up the classroom for instructional projects, and sets up and operates audio-visual equipment as needed.
• Supervises playground activities, monitors students in the cafeteria, during rest periods, coming on and off buses, or as they go to and from classes.
• Performs other classroom or school-wide clerical tasks; prepares, compiles, and makes copies of instructional materials and reports, files classroom or student records, distributes textbooks and other instructional materials appropriately.
• Arranges for field trips (permission slips, arrangement of transportation, etc.), speakers/presenters, and related educational activities; accompanies class on field trips as required.
• Supports teachers by providing clerical support by performing such duties as light typing and data entry, routine sorting and filing, and routine posting to ledgers.
• Typing, completes and/or files various records and forms.
• Collections incoming monies for field trips, school pictures, and other school fees; prepares receipts for monies collected.
• Performs miscellaneous tasks such as distributing materials, scheduling parent or teacher appointments, ordering supplies, scheduling tutoring, escorting students to other areas of the school, etc.
• Operates general office equipment such as a typewriter, computer, copier, laminator, and calculator.
• Willingly performs other related duties as assigned or requested.