2026-2027 Instructional Assistant

Responsibilities

• Plans and prepares for instructional activities with the classroom teacher.
• Contributes to a positive classroom environment where every child is motivated to achieve.
• Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists individual children in need of special attention.
• Assists in escorting and supervising students to other locations.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
• Prepares multimedia equipment and instructional materials.
• Assists teacher with noninstructional classroom duties, such as snack, lunch, bulletin boards, and other daily routines.
• Secures and organizes classroom supplies.
• Assists in reading, storytelling, calendar, and other appropriate activities.
• Assists small groups of students in the library, art class, computer lab, etc. as needed.
• Prepares instructional materials.
• Participates in appropriate in-service activities.
• Assists with classroom discipline.
• Attends meetings of the school as directed.
• Observes student performance and assists students in correcting seat work as it is being done.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining the classroom in clean, orderly, and functional condition.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with others.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes responsibilities as may be assigned by the classroom teacher or school administrator.
• Strives to be a desirable example for students in attitude, actions, speech, and dress.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or equivalent.
• Must be deemed "Highly Qualified".
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to reason, make judgments, and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize positive human relation skills with all staff.
• Skills in keyboarding with accuracy at the speed necessary for the position.
• Skills in operating a computer with word processing, spreadsheet, and desktop publishing applications.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Ability to compile and summarize information.
• Ability to resolve problem situations with sound judgment.
• Ability to demonstrate proper telephone etiquette.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in matters relating to the school system.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative in completing work assignments.
• Knowledge of business letter writing and memos.
• Ability to compose correspondences independently.
• Ability to work in the absence of supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.