Instructional Assistant - General Education, Kindergarten-5th Grade

About the role

The Instructional Assistant (IA) supports classroom teachers in various activities and creates a safe, healthy, and encouraging environment for students.

Responsibilities

• Aids teachers with planning and organizing lessons
• Evaluates instructional activities and prepares necessary materials
• Ensures materials for students are readily available
• Works with individual students and/or specific groups of students in different classrooms and areas of the school
• Participates in the district staff development program and continues professional growth
• Maintains a positive disposition and exercises good judgment
• Performs vision and hearing screenings and enters results into the Electronic Access Student Information System (EASi)

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• If employed in a Title I school, meet the employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Hold and maintain a Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification (if required by the school)
• Possess CPR and First Aid certification (preferred)

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; Google Apps
• Working 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 proficiency (Word, Excel, Power Point, Google Apps)
• Effective instructional delivery methods
• Understanding of core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made
• Supporting students of diverse backgrounds, learning abilities, and learning styles
• Confidentiality of personally identifiable information
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Motivation of students
• Clear and concise communication
• Implementing academic and behavioral interventions
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Noncertified Grade 20

Schedule

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends)

Workweek must not exceed more than 40 hours per week and begins at least 30 minutes prior to the instructional day for students.