Instructional Assistant - General Education, Multi-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, evaluating instructional activities, developing classroom procedures, and preparing necessary materials.
• Aids teachers in ensuring an encouraging, caring, safe, and healthy environment for all students.
• Assists with activities and duties that implement the total school program.
• Works with individual students and/or specific groups of students in different classrooms and areas of the school, as needed.
• Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgment, and remains calm when dealing with students at all times.
• Performs vision and hearing screenings, entering 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).
• Dependent upon the need of the school and the student population, hold and maintain a Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification.
• Possess CPR and First Aid certification (preferred).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; Google Apps.
• Working knowledge of successful instructional delivery methods.
• Working knowledge of the 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 the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and other applicable federal and state laws, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to work in a team environment and effectively collaborate with others.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to constantly supervise the safety and well-being of students.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population and recognize variations in student backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback.
• Ability to implement academic and behavioral interventions, as needed.

Skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; Google Apps.
• Working knowledge of successful instructional delivery methods.
• Working knowledge of the 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 the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and other applicable federal and state laws, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to work in a team environment and effectively collaborate with others.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to constantly supervise the safety and well-being of students.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population and recognize variations in student backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback.
• Ability to implement academic and behavioral interventions, as needed.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Noncertified Grade 20

Schedule

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends)