Instructional Assistant

Essential Job Functions

• Assumes responsibility to assist the classroom teacher
• Affords assistance in supervision and care of students
• Affords assistance to the teacher in maintaining a safe physical environment
• Affords supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, and outdoor play
• Affords assistance in classroom set up, clean up, and materials preparation
• Affords assistance in arranging, maintaining, cleaning, and securing the classroom
• Establishes good rapport with children
• Affords assistance to the teacher to work with individuals and groups of students
• Affords utilization of respectful individual and responsive care-giving practices with students
• Affords active engagement in meaningful learning activities and experiences throughout class time
• Communicates appropriately with parents and staff and refers all parent questions and concerns pertaining to students to the teacher
• Affords assistance to parent volunteers helping in the classroom
• Treats confidential information about students, staff, and school affairs in a professional and ethical manner
• Affords establishment and maintenance of cooperative, supportive, and effective relationships with all school and parish personnel
• Maintains punctuality and on-time attendance for work

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• To perform essential job functions, Catholics must be willing to make a public profession of faith. Non-Catholic must be willing to sign the Diocese of Phoenix Division of Education and Evangelization Profession of Faith form.
• Affords assistance with indoor and outdoor recreational activities
• Effectively communicates with students, parents, and staff
• Communicates in English at a level sufficient for successful job performance
• Effectively supervises and cares for students in their play and classroom routines
• Mets the physical requirements necessary to perform the assigned duties safely and effectively

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age
• Must be a high school graduate or GED
• Must participate in Safe Environment (Called to Protect) Training and sign the Code of Ethics Policy
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