Instructional Assistant - Special Programs, Cross Categorical Resource

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 the school program.
• Works with an individual student and/or specific groups of students in a different classroom 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.
• May perform vision and hearing screenings; enters results into the Electronic Access Student Information System (EASi).

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and holds, or is 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 towards the minimum of an Associate’s degree or CDA shall make progress by completing a minimum of six documented semester hours per year.
• Meets the employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Pub.L.114-95, AND has one of the following: Six documented semester hours of coursework in early childhood education, OR Two years of work experience in an early childhood setting.

Qualifications

• 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

• Professional and technical skills necessary to function effectively in the classroom and to support the school program.
• 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.

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