Instructional Assistant

General Summary Of Duties

Under direct supervision, the Instructional Assistant provides support in an educational environment, performing paraprofessional work in assisting teachers and students.

The Instructional Assistant works with children individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction in reading, writing, math, spelling, art, or other education-related activities.

The Instructional Assistant is responsible for leading and supervising a variety of developmentally-appropriate activities, as directed by the assigned teacher(s).

Essential Functions

• Maintains accurate and complete records of a variety of student information that may require the use of a computer to enter student scores and other student data.
• Monitors the activities and behavior of children during the absence of the classroom teacher(s) to ensure the physical and environmental safekeeping of students, as well as adherence to appropriate conduct and disciplinary controls.
• Aids the teacher(s) in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing assistance and learning support to students.
• Provides instruction to students as prescribed by the supervising teacher(s) and reinforces the skills introduced by the teacher(s); may utilize games, stories, or other constructive activities to enhance students learning skills.
• Assists teachers in checking and objectively evaluating students work; instructs students individually and in small groups reinforcing the skills based upon instructional guidelines.
• Aids in managing student behavior and maintaining classroom order; may be asked to provide input and assistance in the development of classroom activities and learning tools.
• Assists the teacher(s) by noticing students language, math, and communication skills; monitors students progressive learning skills; makes the teacher(s) aware of students learning deficiencies; documents records of learning activities and diagnosis.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of instructional materials; performs support tasks such as photocopying materials, laminating items, typing correspondence, and filing paperwork and documentation.
• Collaborates with media center staff for classroom learning resources; sets up equipment in the classroom for the teachers use; assists in preparing classroom bulletin boards, classroom decorations, displays of student work, and other classroom objectives.
• Cooperates if assigned monitoring duties, i.e., hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and bus duty; ensures appropriate student conduct during these assignments; escorts students to designated activity areas, i.e., music room, computer labs, art classes, assemblies, etc.
• Assists the teacher(s) in various labs and provides instruction/information to the students; may explain lesson plans and other information to the students for better understanding and comprehension.
• Keeps up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by Warren. Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

Entry-level Requirements

• Education/Training: An Associates degree or higher, or at least sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited institution of higher education (official transcripts are required to validate education), or if you have passed the ParaPro test.
• Experience: Previous vocational training and/or work experience with school-age children is preferred.
• Certifications/Licenses: Able to meet the requirements of a paraprofessional as outlined in ESSA. Pass the required Expanded Criminal History Check and Expanded Child Protection Index Check.
• Other: Ability to perform the essential functions, meet the performance aptitudes, and fulfill the physical/sensory/environmental requirements of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) is required.