Instructional Assistant - Pre-Kindergarten Special Education

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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Sections present: - Position Purpose (could be About the role) - Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities) -> could be Requirements/Qualifications/Skills. - Education, Training, and Experience for NC Pre-K Programs and Non NC Pre-K Programs -> Qualifications/Education. - Certification and License Requirements -> maybe Qualifications or Requirements. - Preferred Qualifications -> maybe Skills or Qualifications. - Essential Duties and Responsibilities -> Responsibilities. - Work Environment/Physical Requirements -> maybe not a standard heading; could be part of Responsibilities or maybe we can create a section? Not in list; we could omit if not matching allowed headings. The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should only use those headings. If content doesn't fit, we could incorporate into existing sections or maybe omit? But we must preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to embed that info somewhere, maybe under Responsibilities or Qualifications. We also have Effective Date and Disclaimer (boilerplate) - we should remove disclaimer? It's boilerplate but maybe not navigation/legal/EEO etc. It's a generic disclaimer; might be considered boilerplate. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The disclaimer is legal-ish; likely remove. Effective date maybe minor metadata; could fold into short p or drop. Probably drop. Pay Grade: "Noncertified Grade 20 or 21 (Dependent upon assignment(s))" - that's pay info. So we need a Pay section with that. Work Week Schedule: "Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends)" - schedule. Benefits: Not mentioned. So we should not create Benefits section. Thus sections: About the role (Position Purpose), Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Responsibilities), Requirements (maybe Minimum Qualifications + Certification), Qualifications (Education/Training/Experience), Skills (KSAs), Pay, Schedule. We must not create empty sections. Let's extract content. Position Purpose: "Performs instructional support work assisting classroom teachers in classroom activities as well as general administrative support tasks. Implements goals and objectives established by licensed teachers and works directly with students. Assists in the instruction of individual students or groups of students in all curricular areas as directed by teachers or administrators. Plans and collaborates with teachers in devising special strategies related to childcare licensure requirements, if applicable. Position can be utilized in more than one assignment (blended)." That's About the role. Responsibilities: Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes two parts: All Pre-K Programs and Preschool Special Education/Blended Programs. We'll combine. List items: We need to use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should turn the duties into list items. Let's extract duties: All Pre-K Programs: - Provides assistance with activities and duties that implement the total school program, - assists teachers in instructional activities, - assists teachers in ensuring an encouraging, caring, safe and healthy environment for all students. - Aids teachers with planning and organizing, - evaluating instructional activities, - developing classroom licensure procedures, - preparing necessary materials; - ensures materials for students are readily available according to the needs of the lesson plan. - Demonstrates professional and technical skills necessary to function effectively in the classroom and to support the school program. - Works with an individual student and/or specific groups of students in different pre-k licensed classrooms and/or area of the school, as needed. - Participates in the district staff development program and continued professional growth in the area of assignment. - Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgement, and remains calm when dealing with students at all times. - Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality. - Coordinates and assists students with special health care needs, which could include: Personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, etc.; Mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring student(s); Behavioral assistance and CPI skills. - Performs other related duties, as assigned. Preschool Special Education/Blended Programs: - Provides support and assistance to teachers in coordinating instructional programs for special education students, including familiarity with student’s IEP; ensures an encouraging, caring, safe, and healthful environment for all students. - Assists teachers with strategies related to the implementation of students’ behavioral intervention plans. - Assists teachers with implementation of low- and high-tech assistive technology and augmentative communication devices in the classroom to meet both class-wide and individual student needs. - Performs other related duties, as assigned. We can combine into a single list. Now Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). That's a list of abilities. Could be under Skills section. But we also have Requirements maybe for certifications etc. Let's decide: - Requirements: Could include Certification and License Requirements (CPI) and maybe the education/training? But we have separate Qualifications for education/training/experience. The instruction: Use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide distribution. We have: - Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) list: many items. That fits Skills. - Education, Training, and Experience for NC Pre-K Programs and Non NC Pre-K Programs: that's Qualifications. - Certification and License Requirements: CPI certification, maintain, etc. That could be Requirements. - Preferred Qualifications: CPR and First Aid certification, experience with special needs. That could be under Qualifications or Skills? Probably Qualifications (preferred). We'll include under Qualifications as preferred. Thus: Section Requirements: CPI certification details. Section Qualifications: Education/Training/Experience (both NC Pre-K and Non NC Pre-K) plus Preferred Qualifications. Section Skills: KSAs list. Now Pay: Pay Grade Noncertified Grade 20 or 21 (Dependent upon assignment(s)) Schedule: Work Week Schedule Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends) Now we need to output HTML fragment with

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  • for lists. We must not include any extra markup like or . Just the fragment. We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Let's craft. First, About the role:

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      with work week schedule. We must not include Benefits section. Check for any duplicated lines: we should avoid repeating same content. Now let's write the content precisely. About the role paragraph: combine sentences. "Performs instructional support work assisting classroom teachers in classroom activities as well as general administrative support tasks. Implements goals and objectives established by licensed teachers and works directly with students. Assists in the instruction of individual students or groups of students in all curricular areas as directed by teachers or administrators. Plans and collaborates with teachers in devising special strategies related to childcare licensure requirements, if applicable. Position can be utilized in more than one assignment (blended)." Now Responsibilities list items. Need to break into sensible items. I'll list each bullet as separate

      • . Let's compile: - Provides assistance with activities and duties that implement the total school program - Assists teachers in instructional activities - Assists teachers in ensuring an encouraging, caring, safe and healthy environment for all students - Aids teachers with planning and organizing - Evaluates instructional activities - Develops classroom licensure procedures - Prepares necessary materials; ensures materials for students are readily available according to the needs of the lesson plan - Demonstrates professional and technical skills necessary to function effectively in the classroom and to support the school program - Works with an individual student and/or specific groups of students in different pre‑k licensed classrooms and/or area of the school, as needed - Participates in the district staff development program and continued professional growth in the area of assignment - Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgement, and remains calm when dealing with students at all times - Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality - Coordinates and assists students with special health care needs, which could include: personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, etc.; mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring student(s); behavioral assistance and CPI skills - Performs other related duties, as assigned - Provides support and assistance to teachers in coordinating instructional programs for special education students, including familiarity with student’s IEP; ensures an encouraging, caring, safe, and healthful environment for all students - Assists teachers with strategies related to the implementation of students’ behavioral intervention plans - Assists teachers with implementation of low‑ and high‑tech assistive technology and augmentative communication devices in the classroom to meet both class‑wide and individual student needs - Performs other related duties, as assigned Note: Some duplicates like "Performs other related duties, as assigned" appears twice; we could keep once but it's okay. Now Requirements: CPI certification. Paragraph: "Maintain a Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification (specific program to be determined based off position; maintain that certification through the proper renewal process; adhering to all timelines; CPI training will be provided through WCPSS, if needed." Now Qualifications: Education/Training/Experience. We have two paragraphs: one for NC Pre-K Programs (including Blended and/or Title I) and one for Non NC Pre-K Programs (including Preschool Special Education/Self-Contained, Blended, and/or Title I). Plus Preferred Qualifications. Let's craft: First paragraph: "For NC Pre‑K programs (including Blended and/or Title I): high school diploma or GED and shall hold or be working towards an Associate’s degree in birth‑through‑kindergarten, child development, early childhood education, or an early childhood education related field or a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Instructional assistants working toward the minimum of an associate degree shall make progress by completing a minimum of six documented semester hours per year; AND for Title I schools, meet the employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Public Law 114‑95." Second paragraph: "For non‑NC Pre‑K programs (including Preschool Special Education/Self‑Contained, Blended, and/or Title I): high school diploma or equivalent; AND for Title I schools, meet the employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Public Law 114‑95." Third paragraph (Preferred Qualifications): "Preferred qualifications include CPR and First Aid certification. For Pre‑K Special Education and Blended programs, experience working with or assisting individuals with special needs (an individual with one or more difficulties such as a physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disability or impairment that causes an individual to require additional or specialized services or accommodations)." Now Skills: KSAs list. We