Instructional Assistant Special Education I - Resource - Part Time - Fremont Junior High School
Mesa Public Schools · Mesa, AZ · 1 mo ago
Training$16.56/hrPart-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: only those with real specific content. The posting includes: Employment Type, Base Hourly, Class/Calendar, Benefits, Performance Pay, New Hire Experience, New Hire Education, Job Summary, Key Responsibilities (list), Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies (list), Work Environment & Physical Requirements (list). Also some statements about Forbes etc but those are not headings; they could be part of a brief intro maybe but not required. We should not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO statement, etc. Also remove application instructions (none). Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities: we have Key Responsibilities. Requirements/Qualifications: we have Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies. Benefits: we have Benefits: None (but we should not create Benefits section if content is just "None"? The instruction: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does state Benefits: None. That's stating them (none). Should we include? It says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state Benefits: None. So we can include Benefits section with that content. However we should avoid filler placeholder like "not specified". "None" is specific. So include.
Pay: Base Hourly: $16.56. Also Performance Pay: Available annually. New Hire Experience/Education adjustments. So we have pay details. Should we include Pay section? Yes, posting states Base Hourly and Performance Pay. So include Pay.
Schedule: Employment Type: Part-time (29 hours per week) Base Hourly... Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months. That indicates schedule. So we can include Schedule section with part-time 29 hrs/week, 9.25 months.
We also have New Hire Experience and Education details; those could be part of Pay or Qualifications? They are about salary adjustments based on experience/education. Could be included under Pay as details. But we could also keep them under Pay.
We need to use for section headings. Use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
Thus we will produce sections: maybe Pay, Schedule, Benefits, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications and Skills & Competencies?), but we need to follow instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine qualifications into one "Requirements" section with sublists? But we must use
for section headings only; we cannot have subheadings inside? Could still have multiple sections. But they say prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have sections: Pay, Schedule, Benefits, Responsibilities, Qualifications (combining Required, Preferred, Skills & Competencies), Work Environment (maybe combine with Responsibilities? but it's distinct). Could also combine Work Environment into Responsibilities? Probably better separate.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All sections have real content.
Let's extract details:
Pay:
- Base Hourly: $16.56
- Performance Pay: Available annually
- New Hire Experience: 1% of base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum
- New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position
Schedule:
- Employment Type: Part-time (29 hours per week)
- Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months
Benefits:
- Benefits: None
Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities):
List items:
- Deliver, under teacher’s direction, classroom work/homework and/or reinforce classroom objectives, tutoring and guided practice
- Assist the development of instructional materials and maintenance of the classroom.
- Assist in the collection of data on academic and behavior goals as instructed
- In collaboration with certified personnel implement positive behavior intervention plans for students who display challenging behaviors including verbal and physical aggression
- Respond to problem behaviors according to the student’s positive behavior intervention plan and district crisis intervention policy
- Transfer and/or lift non-ambulatory students to assist them in the performance of their daily activities
- Assist students with personal hygiene to provide for and/or develop students’ daily living activities and behavioral skills
- Assist students who need support in addressing personal care needs due to a severe medical condition and/or physical limitations (i.e. toileting, feeding, dressing suctioning, etc) to ensure their functioning in a school environment
- Accompany students as they transition across campus
- Monitor individual and/or small student groups in classroom and/or on the playground to maintain a safe and positive learning environment; facilitate peer interactions
- Maintain classroom and student equipment to ensure a safe environment
- Model professional, safe, responsible and respectful behavior
- Perform general clerical tasks to support the teacher (i.e. copies, materials, billing)
- Participate in various meetings to share information and/or improve one’s skills and/or knowledge
- Regular and on-time attendance required
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
- Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities
- Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools
Required Qualifications:
- Associate’s Degree or 60 college credit hours required at time of hire OR pass the ParaPro Test provided by the district free of charge
Preferred Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience working with children
Skills & Competencies:
- Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate
- Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name, served by strength and need, and graduates ready for college, career and community
- Ability and willingness to work with special education students who may require specialized instruction to meet academic, social, and behavior goals
- Ability to work well with students, staff and parents; good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Computer proficiency to include use of basic software applications (Word, Excel, etc)
- Ability to operate standard office equipment
- Ability to organize and prioritize and to follow classroom guidelines as put forth by classroom teacher
Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
- Works closely with special education teachers, general education staff, therapists, and administrators
- May be resource rooms, inclusion settings, or self-contained classrooms
- Supports students with disabilities, which may include intellectual, developmental, emotional, or physical disabilities
- Each day can vary based on student needs, schedules, behavior, and support plans
- Must be able to stand, walk, sit, bend, and kneel frequently throughout the day
- May need to lift or assist students who have physical disabilities, including transferring students to and from wheelchairs, standing frames, or other equipment (commonly 25–50 lbs, but sometimes more)
Job Summary: To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
We could include Job Summary as a section maybe "About the role" but instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we could have a section "About the role" containing Job Summary. However they said do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. They didn't forbid About the role heading. So we can include About the role with Job Summary.
Thus sections: About the role, Pay, Schedule, Benefits, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies), Work Environment.
We need to avoid filler. All have content.
Now format: Use
for each heading. Then content: if list, use - . If prose, use
. For multiple paragraphs maybe multiple
. Ensure we preserve all details.
Let's craft.
About the role:
To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
Pay: Need to include base hourly, performance pay, new hire experience, new hire education. Could be a list.
Schedule: Part-time (29 hours per week); Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months. Could be or
. Use maybe.
Benefits: Benefits: None. Could be
.
Responsibilities: list of duties.
Requirements: combine Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies. Could be
with items.
Work Environment: list.
Check for duplication: Ensure we didn't miss any details like "New Hire Experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum". Include that.
Also "New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position". Include.
Also "Performance Pay: Available annually". Include.
Also "Base Hourly: $16.56". Include.
Also "Employment Type: Part-time (29 hours per week)". Include.
Also "Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months". Include.
Also "Benefits: None". Include.
Also "Job Summary". Already.
Also "Key Responsibilities". Already.
Also "Required Qualifications". Already.
Also "Preferred Qualifications". Already.
Also "Skills & Competencies". Already.
Also "Work Environment & Physical Requirements". Already.
Now ensure we removed boilerplate: Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, etc. Also remove lines like "Forbes names Mesa Public Schools..." etc. Those are not required but could be considered minor metadata; we could drop them. The instruction: fold minor metadata into a short or drop it. So we could drop them entirely. Not needed.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
Pay
- Base hourly rate: $16.56
- Performance pay: Available annually
- New hire experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten‑year maximum
- New hire education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position
Schedule
Part‑time (29 hours per week); Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months
Benefits
Benefits: None
Responsibilities
- Deliver, under teacher’s direction, classroom work/homework and/or reinforce classroom objectives, tutoring and guided practice
- Assist the development of instructional materials and maintenance of the classroom.
- Ass
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Thus we will produce sections: maybe Pay, Schedule, Benefits, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications and Skills & Competencies?), but we need to follow instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine qualifications into one "Requirements" section with sublists? But we must use
for section headings only; we cannot have subheadings inside? Could still have multiple sections. But they say prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have sections: Pay, Schedule, Benefits, Responsibilities, Qualifications (combining Required, Preferred, Skills & Competencies), Work Environment (maybe combine with Responsibilities? but it's distinct). Could also combine Work Environment into Responsibilities? Probably better separate.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All sections have real content.
Let's extract details:
Pay:
- Base Hourly: $16.56
- Performance Pay: Available annually
- New Hire Experience: 1% of base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum
- New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position
Schedule:
- Employment Type: Part-time (29 hours per week)
- Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months
Benefits:
- Benefits: None
Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities):
List items:
- Deliver, under teacher’s direction, classroom work/homework and/or reinforce classroom objectives, tutoring and guided practice
- Assist the development of instructional materials and maintenance of the classroom.
- Assist in the collection of data on academic and behavior goals as instructed
- In collaboration with certified personnel implement positive behavior intervention plans for students who display challenging behaviors including verbal and physical aggression
- Respond to problem behaviors according to the student’s positive behavior intervention plan and district crisis intervention policy
- Transfer and/or lift non-ambulatory students to assist them in the performance of their daily activities
- Assist students with personal hygiene to provide for and/or develop students’ daily living activities and behavioral skills
- Assist students who need support in addressing personal care needs due to a severe medical condition and/or physical limitations (i.e. toileting, feeding, dressing suctioning, etc) to ensure their functioning in a school environment
- Accompany students as they transition across campus
- Monitor individual and/or small student groups in classroom and/or on the playground to maintain a safe and positive learning environment; facilitate peer interactions
- Maintain classroom and student equipment to ensure a safe environment
- Model professional, safe, responsible and respectful behavior
- Perform general clerical tasks to support the teacher (i.e. copies, materials, billing)
- Participate in various meetings to share information and/or improve one’s skills and/or knowledge
- Regular and on-time attendance required
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
- Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities
- Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools
Required Qualifications:
- Associate’s Degree or 60 college credit hours required at time of hire OR pass the ParaPro Test provided by the district free of charge
Preferred Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience working with children
Skills & Competencies:
- Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate
- Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name, served by strength and need, and graduates ready for college, career and community
- Ability and willingness to work with special education students who may require specialized instruction to meet academic, social, and behavior goals
- Ability to work well with students, staff and parents; good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Computer proficiency to include use of basic software applications (Word, Excel, etc)
- Ability to operate standard office equipment
- Ability to organize and prioritize and to follow classroom guidelines as put forth by classroom teacher
Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
- Works closely with special education teachers, general education staff, therapists, and administrators
- May be resource rooms, inclusion settings, or self-contained classrooms
- Supports students with disabilities, which may include intellectual, developmental, emotional, or physical disabilities
- Each day can vary based on student needs, schedules, behavior, and support plans
- Must be able to stand, walk, sit, bend, and kneel frequently throughout the day
- May need to lift or assist students who have physical disabilities, including transferring students to and from wheelchairs, standing frames, or other equipment (commonly 25–50 lbs, but sometimes more)
Job Summary: To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
We could include Job Summary as a section maybe "About the role" but instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we could have a section "About the role" containing Job Summary. However they said do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we could have a section "About the role" containing Job Summary. However they said do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. They didn't forbid About the role heading. So we can include About the role with Job Summary. Thus sections: About the role, Pay, Schedule, Benefits, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies), Work Environment. We need to avoid filler. All have content. Now format: Use
for each heading. Then content: if list, use - . If prose, use
. For multiple paragraphs maybe multiple
. Ensure we preserve all details.
Let's craft.
About the role:
To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
Pay: Need to include base hourly, performance pay, new hire experience, new hire education. Could be a list.
Schedule: Part-time (29 hours per week); Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months. Could be or
. Use maybe.
Benefits: Benefits: None. Could be
.
Responsibilities: list of duties.
Requirements: combine Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies. Could be
with items.
Work Environment: list.
Check for duplication: Ensure we didn't miss any details like "New Hire Experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum". Include that.
Also "New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position". Include.
Also "Performance Pay: Available annually". Include.
Also "Base Hourly: $16.56". Include.
Also "Employment Type: Part-time (29 hours per week)". Include.
Also "Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months". Include.
Also "Benefits: None". Include.
Also "Job Summary". Already.
Also "Key Responsibilities". Already.
Also "Required Qualifications". Already.
Also "Preferred Qualifications". Already.
Also "Skills & Competencies". Already.
Also "Work Environment & Physical Requirements". Already.
Now ensure we removed boilerplate: Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, etc. Also remove lines like "Forbes names Mesa Public Schools..." etc. Those are not required but could be considered minor metadata; we could drop them. The instruction: fold minor metadata into a short or drop it. So we could drop them entirely. Not needed.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
Pay
- Base hourly rate: $16.56
- Performance pay: Available annually
- New hire experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten‑year maximum
- New hire education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position
Schedule
Part‑time (29 hours per week); Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months
Benefits
Benefits: None
Responsibilities
- Deliver, under teacher’s direction, classroom work/homework and/or reinforce classroom objectives, tutoring and guided practice
- Assist the development of instructional materials and maintenance of the classroom.
- Ass
. For multiple paragraphs maybe multiple
. Ensure we preserve all details. Let's craft. About the role:
To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
Pay: Need to include base hourly, performance pay, new hire experience, new hire education. Could be a- list.
Schedule: Part-time (29 hours per week); Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months. Could be
- Base hourly rate: $16.56
- Performance pay: Available annually
- New hire experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten‑year maximum
- New hire education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position
- Deliver, under teacher’s direction, classroom work/homework and/or reinforce classroom objectives, tutoring and guided practice
- Assist the development of instructional materials and maintenance of the classroom.
- Ass
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maybe. Benefits: Benefits: None. Could be
. Responsibilities: list of duties. Requirements: combine Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies. Could be
- with items.
Work Environment: list.
Check for duplication: Ensure we didn't miss any details like "New Hire Experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum". Include that.
Also "New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position". Include.
Also "Performance Pay: Available annually". Include.
Also "Base Hourly: $16.56". Include.
Also "Employment Type: Part-time (29 hours per week)". Include.
Also "Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months". Include.
Also "Benefits: None". Include.
Also "Job Summary". Already.
Also "Key Responsibilities". Already.
Also "Required Qualifications". Already.
Also "Preferred Qualifications". Already.
Also "Skills & Competencies". Already.
Also "Work Environment & Physical Requirements". Already.
Now ensure we removed boilerplate: Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, etc. Also remove lines like "Forbes names Mesa Public Schools..." etc. Those are not required but could be considered minor metadata; we could drop them. The instruction: fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we could drop them entirely. Not needed. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft:
About the role
To assist, under direct supervision of certified teachers and specialists, in the monitoring and instruction of special education students implementing the Individual Education Plans; to assist students in performing their academic, daily living and health care activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
Pay
Schedule
Part‑time (29 hours per week); Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months
Benefits
Benefits: None