INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT - TITLE I (GRANT/SPEC FUNDING)

About the Role

Provide the highest quality care and supervision to students in the Broward County School System by offering classroom supports that enhance the instructional process. Play a vital role in the individualized program of education.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direct supervision of a teacher to create instructional materials.
• Supervise and escort students throughout the school to ensure safety and welfare.
• Provide classroom-related clerical support, such as daily notes, student folders, and data collection.
• Prepare and use instructional materials and teaching aids under the teacher’s direction.
• Engage in general housekeeping activities to maintain a safe and obstruction-free classroom.
• Assist with lunchroom activities and dine with students as needed.
• Supervise nap and rest periods as required.
• Provide care for children when the teacher is absent for up to 30 minutes (not including substitute teaching).
• Construct and design specific items for tests and worksheets based on teacher-provided guidelines.
• Follow up on lessons presented by the teacher using provided guidelines.
• Supervise small group discussions and activities among students.
• Assist individual students as assigned by the teacher.
• Utilize programs with groups of students.
• Perform daily living activities, which may include:
  • Assisting with personal hygiene and restroom functions, including diapering or catheterization.
  • Providing mobility assistance, such as lifting, positioning, or transferring students.
  • Assisting with feeding needs.
  • Supporting adaptive equipment needs.
  • Providing behavioral assistance, including implementing PBIP and positive crisis management (PCM) skills.
• Participate in training programs to enhance skills and proficiency related to job responsibilities.
• Review current developments, literature, and technical sources related to job responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to safety rules and procedures, as well as federal, state, and School Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or designee.

Requirements

• A standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Education Development (GED) testing program.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with children.
• Computer skills as required for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Principles of Teaching (formerly known as Teacher Assisting Curriculum) at a designated technical college in the Broward County School District.
• Achieving a passing score on the ParaPro Test or other officially sanctioned standard tests to demonstrate the ability to assist in instructing reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics (or readiness in these areas, as appropriate).
• An earned associate degree from an accredited institution, or at least 60 semester hours of earned college credit from an accredited institution.
• Bilingual skills.

Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

Pay

Hourly rate: $16.89 per hour (new hires start at the minimum of the assigned salary range).

Schedule

189-day work calendar.