Instructional Assistant - Special Education, Extended Content Standards
for sections like 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. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position Title: INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT-SPECIAL EDUCATION (Oracle title). Working Title: Special Education Instructional Assistant-General Curriculum, Special Education Instructional Assistant-Adapted Curriculum, Special Assignment Instructional Assistant (SAIA).
- School/Department: Elementary, Middle, or High School.
- Location: School Site.
- Pay Grade: Noncertified Grade 21.
- FLSA STATUS: Nonexempt.
- Eligibility for Employment Contract: No.
- Work Week Schedule: Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends/ Workday must not exceed more than 40 hours per week and begins at least 30 minutes prior to the instructional day for students.)
- Position Purpose: Provides support and assists in coordinating instructional programs relating to special education students and their IEP. Monitors programs with students with disabilities, maintains confidentiality, and complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as they relate to the special education program throughout the district. Maintains an environment conducive to learning.
- Minimum Qualifications: (See Education and Training for requirements for TITLE I schools). Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): list.
- Education: ALL SCHOOLS: High school diploma or GED. IF TITLE I SCHOOL: Meet ESSA requirements AND have either six documented semester hours of coursework in early childhood education, OR two years of work experience in an early childhood setting.
- Certification and License Requirements: Maintain a Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification and maintain that certification through proper renewal; CPI training will be provided through WCPSS if needed.
- Preferred Qualifications: CPR and First Aid certification; Experience working with or assisting individuals with special needs.
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities: list.
- Additional Duties and Responsibilities - SATA Only: assigned to be a one-on-one instructional assistant to a student who has severe to profound learning disabilities. Attends and successfully completes specialized training, as determined by student’s IEP.
- Work Environment/Physical Requirements: description.
- Effective Date: 3/2025.
- Disclaimer: generic.
We need to produce sections: maybe About the role (position purpose), Responsibilities (essential duties), Requirements (minimum qualifications + education + certification?), Qualifications (maybe preferred?), Skills (KSAs), Benefits (none mentioned), Pay (pay grade?), Schedule (work week schedule). We must only include sections if posting has real specific content.
We have Pay Grade: Noncertified Grade 21. That's specific. So we can include Pay section with that.
Schedule: Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends/ Workday must not exceed more than 40 hours per week and begins at least 30 minutes prior to the instructional day for students.) That's specific.
Benefits: none mentioned. So we should NOT include Benefits section.
We need to decide how to split content.
Possible sections:
- About the role (position purpose)
- Responsibilities (essential duties + additional duties SATA)
- Requirements (minimum qualifications: education, certification, maybe KSAs? But KSAs are skills.)
- Qualifications (maybe preferred qualifications)
- Skills (KSAs list)
- Pay (Pay Grade)
- Schedule (Work Week Schedule)
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We need to use for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we won't put a heading for the title.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can reorganize into sections.
Let's extract details:
About the role (Position Purpose): "Provides support and assists in coordinating instructional programs relating to special education students and their Individual Education Plans (IEP). Monitors programs with students with disabilities, maintains confidentiality, and complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as they relate to the special education program throughout the district. Maintains an environment conducive to learning."
Responsibilities: Essential Duties and Responsibilities list (multiple bullet points). Also Additional Duties and Responsibilities - SATA Only.
We can combine them under Responsibilities.
List items:
- 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.
- Aids teachers with planning and organizing, evaluating instructional activities, developing classroom procedures, and 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 student achievement and the school program.
- Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgement, and remains calm when dealing with students at all times.
- Provides in-class support while promoting progress towards independence and self-determination for all students.
- 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.
- Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality.
- Participates in the district staff development program and continued professional growth in the area of assignment.
- Coordinates, assists, and facilitates student transitions between classes; assists students by providing for special health care needs, which could include: Personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, etc.; Mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring student; Activities related to seizure control; Feeding needs; Adaptive equipment needs such as wheelchairs, crutches, prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, hearing aids, braille, assistive listening devices (ADL), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices; Behavioral assistance and CPI skills.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities - SATA Only:
- Assigned to be a one-on-one instructional assistant to a student who has severe to profound learning disabilities.
- Attends and successfully completes specialized training, as determined by student’s IEP.
We could include these as separate bullet points under Responsibilities.
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Education (HS diploma or GED; Title I specifics). Certification: Maintain CPI certification. Possibly also include FLSA status? That's not a requirement but maybe schedule.
But we have a separate Schedule section.
Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: CPR and First Aid certification; Experience working with or assisting individuals with special needs.
Skills: KSAs list: Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; Google Apps; Working knowledge of successful instructional delivery methods; Working knowledge of general classroom activities and routines; Ability to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in accordance with 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 monitor and supervise the safety and well-being of students; Ability to recognize and support students with a variety of backgrounds, abilities, exceptionalities, behavioral needs, 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 establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, businesses, community agencies, and the public.
We need to output these as
- for each.
Pay: Pay Grade Noncertified Grade 21.
Schedule: Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends/ Workday must not exceed more than 40 hours per week and begins at least 30 minutes prior to the instructional day for students.)
We might also include FLSA STATUS Nonexempt? Could be part of Schedule or maybe a separate section but not requested. The instruction only mentions sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can include FLSA status maybe under Schedule or Requirements? Probably not needed.
We must not include boilerplate like Effective Date, Disclaimer, etc. Those are not substantive? They might be considered metadata but not essential. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Effective date and disclaimer are not substantive to the job? They are administrative. Likely we can drop them as boilerplate. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Effective date and disclaimer might be considered legal boilerplate. Safer to drop them.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only.
Let's craft:
About the role
Provides support and assists in coordinating instructional programs relating to special education students and their Individual Education Plans (IEP). Monitors programs with students with disabilities, maintains confidentiality, and complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as they relate to the special education program throughout the district. Maintains an environment conducive to learning.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Aids teachers with planning and organizing, evaluating instructional activities, developing classroom procedures, and 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 student achievement and the school program.
- Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgement, and remains calm when dealing with students at all times.
- Provides in-class support while promoting progress towards independence and self-determination for all students.
- 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.
- Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality.
- Participates in the district staff development program and continued professional growth in the area of assignment.
- Coordinates, assists, and facilitates student transitions between classes; assists students by providing for special health care needs, which could include: Personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, etc.; Mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring student; Activities related to seizure control; Feeding needs; Adaptive equipment needs such as wheelchairs, crutches, prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, hearing aids, braille, assistive listening devices (ADL), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices; Behavioral assistance and CPI skills.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Assigned to be a one-on-one instructional assistant to a student who has severe to profound learning disabilities.
- Attends and successfully completes specialized training, as determined by student’s IEP.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- For Title I schools: Must meet employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and have either six documented semester hours of coursework in early childhood education OR two years of work experience in an early childhood setting.
- Maintain a Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification and renew it
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we won't put a heading for the title. We must not include Job ID etc. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can reorganize into sections. Let's extract details: About the role (Position Purpose): "Provides support and assists in coordinating instructional programs relating to special education students and their Individual Education Plans (IEP). Monitors programs with students with disabilities, maintains confidentiality, and complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as they relate to the special education program throughout the district. Maintains an environment conducive to learning." Responsibilities: Essential Duties and Responsibilities list (multiple bullet points). Also Additional Duties and Responsibilities - SATA Only. We can combine them under Responsibilities. List items: - 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. - Aids teachers with planning and organizing, evaluating instructional activities, developing classroom procedures, and 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 student achievement and the school program. - Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgement, and remains calm when dealing with students at all times. - Provides in-class support while promoting progress towards independence and self-determination for all students. - 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. - Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality. - Participates in the district staff development program and continued professional growth in the area of assignment. - Coordinates, assists, and facilitates student transitions between classes; assists students by providing for special health care needs, which could include: Personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, etc.; Mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring student; Activities related to seizure control; Feeding needs; Adaptive equipment needs such as wheelchairs, crutches, prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, hearing aids, braille, assistive listening devices (ADL), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices; Behavioral assistance and CPI skills. - Performs other related duties as assigned. Additional Duties and Responsibilities - SATA Only: - Assigned to be a one-on-one instructional assistant to a student who has severe to profound learning disabilities. - Attends and successfully completes specialized training, as determined by student’s IEP. We could include these as separate bullet points under Responsibilities. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Education (HS diploma or GED; Title I specifics). Certification: Maintain CPI certification. Possibly also include FLSA status? That's not a requirement but maybe schedule. But we have a separate Schedule section. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: CPR and First Aid certification; Experience working with or assisting individuals with special needs. Skills: KSAs list: Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; Google Apps; Working knowledge of successful instructional delivery methods; Working knowledge of general classroom activities and routines; Ability to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in accordance with 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 monitor and supervise the safety and well-being of students; Ability to recognize and support students with a variety of backgrounds, abilities, exceptionalities, behavioral needs, 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 establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, businesses, community agencies, and the public. We need to output these as
- for each.
Pay: Pay Grade Noncertified Grade 21.
Schedule: Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends/ Workday must not exceed more than 40 hours per week and begins at least 30 minutes prior to the instructional day for students.)
We might also include FLSA STATUS Nonexempt? Could be part of Schedule or maybe a separate section but not requested. The instruction only mentions sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can include FLSA status maybe under Schedule or Requirements? Probably not needed.
We must not include boilerplate like Effective Date, Disclaimer, etc. Those are not substantive? They might be considered metadata but not essential. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Effective date and disclaimer are not substantive to the job? They are administrative. Likely we can drop them as boilerplate. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Effective date and disclaimer might be considered legal boilerplate. Safer to drop them.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only.
Let's craft:
About the role
Provides support and assists in coordinating instructional programs relating to special education students and their Individual Education Plans (IEP). Monitors programs with students with disabilities, maintains confidentiality, and complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as they relate to the special education program throughout the district. Maintains an environment conducive to learning.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Aids teachers with planning and organizing, evaluating instructional activities, developing classroom procedures, and 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 student achievement and the school program.
- Maintains a positive disposition, exercises good judgement, and remains calm when dealing with students at all times.
- Provides in-class support while promoting progress towards independence and self-determination for all students.
- 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.
- Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality.
- Participates in the district staff development program and continued professional growth in the area of assignment.
- Coordinates, assists, and facilitates student transitions between classes; assists students by providing for special health care needs, which could include: Personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, etc.; Mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring student; Activities related to seizure control; Feeding needs; Adaptive equipment needs such as wheelchairs, crutches, prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, hearing aids, braille, assistive listening devices (ADL), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices; Behavioral assistance and CPI skills.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Assigned to be a one-on-one instructional assistant to a student who has severe to profound learning disabilities.
- Attends and successfully completes specialized training, as determined by student’s IEP.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- For Title I schools: Must meet employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and have either six documented semester hours of coursework in early childhood education OR two years of work experience in an early childhood setting.
- Maintain a Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification and renew it
- for each.
Pay: Pay Grade Noncertified Grade 21.
Schedule: Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends/ Workday must not exceed more than 40 hours per week and begins at least 30 minutes prior to the instructional day for students.)
We might also include FLSA STATUS Nonexempt? Could be part of Schedule or maybe a separate section but not requested. The instruction only mentions sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can include FLSA status maybe under Schedule or Requirements? Probably not needed.
We must not include boilerplate like Effective Date, Disclaimer, etc. Those are not substantive? They might be considered metadata but not essential. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Effective date and disclaimer are not substantive to the job? They are administrative. Likely we can drop them as boilerplate. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Effective date and disclaimer might be considered legal boilerplate. Safer to drop them.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only.
Let's craft: