Instructional Assistant - General Education K-5

About the role

The Instructional Assistant (IA) supports classroom teachers by assisting with instructional activities and creating a safe, healthy, and encouraging environment for students.

Responsibilities

• Aids teachers in planning and organizing lessons, evaluating instructional activities, and preparing necessary materials.
• Assists teachers in ensuring an encouraging, caring, safe, and healthy environment for all students.
• Works with individual students and/or specific groups of students in different classrooms and areas of the school.
• Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgment, and remains calm when dealing with students.
• Performs vision and hearing screenings, entering results into the Electronic Access Student Information System (EASi).
• Participates in the district staff development program and continues professional growth in the area of assignment.

Requirements

• All schools: High school diploma or GED.
• If Title I school: Six documented semester hours of coursework in childhood education, or two years of work experience in a childhood setting.
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification (position may require).
• CPR and First Aid certification (preferred).

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Apps, and successful instructional delivery methods.
• Knowledge of core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made.
• Ability to recognize and support students of diverse backgrounds, learning abilities, and learning styles.
• Ability to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in accordance with FERPA and other applicable laws.
• Ability to work in a team environment and effectively collaborate with others.
• Ability to motivate students and communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Ability to implement academic and behavioral interventions, as needed.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, businesses, community agencies, and the public.

Skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Google Apps
• Successful instructional delivery methods
• Core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made
• Recognizing and supporting students of diverse backgrounds, learning abilities, and learning styles
• Protecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in accordance with FERPA and other applicable laws
• Collaborating with others
• Motivating students
• Communicating clearly and concisely both in oral and written form
• Implementing academic and behavioral interventions
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$18.00 - $20.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends), with a maximum of 40 hours per week.