Instructional Support Specialist - Native American Education - Coronado HS (35509)

FLSA status: Non-Exempt (highest level within the series)

About the role

Incumbents tutor students in a variety of subjects and skills. Duties include creating educational plans; documenting and monitoring student progress; meeting with parents, students, and other resource providers; and preparing lesson plans under the direction of a certified teacher.

Responsibilities

• Tutors students in assigned curricular areas before school, during lunch, and after school, focusing on specific concepts which are difficult or need reinforcement.
• Modifies classroom materials for individual student needs.
• Assists in preparing lesson plans in assigned area of responsibility that address student modifications and accommodations.
• Documents services provided to students in compliance with applicable guidelines and/or programs.
• Participates in the development of student goals and objectives.
• Documents and monitors student progress.
• Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to review individual student needs.
• Participates in coordinating student testing and reassessments to determine current needs and/or progress. Maintains related records.
• Maintains a variety of student records and information in assigned area of responsibility.
• Facilitates in-services and instructs staff on educational techniques, integration, modifications, adaptations, and accommodations for classrooms and/or students for functional educational performance.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree, depending on assignment, and one year of instructional or substitute teaching experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
• Valid Department of Public Safety (DPS) Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPCC).
• Substitute certification is preferred.
• Some positions may require:
  • State of Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners Licensure;
  • National Certification in Occupational Therapy;
  • First Aid and CPR Certifications;
  • Training in Basic Life Support Certification;
  • Heimlich Certification.

Knowledge

• Instructional strategies
• Assigned subject matter
• Principles and practices in assigned area of responsibility
• Basic mathematical skills
• Customer service principles
• Computer operations
• Programs and procedures in assigned area of responsibility
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, and standards
• Classroom operations and activities

Skills

• Training employees on work methods and procedures
• Tutoring students in applicable academic areas
• Monitoring and assisting children with activities
• Using office equipment
• Dealing patiently with children
• Maintaining order, discipline, and interest of children
• Performing mathematical calculations
• Providing customer service
• Gathering and organizing data
• Solving problems
• Preparing lesson plans
• Writing and creating written documents
• Preparing and maintaining student records
• Utilizing a computer and related software applications
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Preparing memos, letters, and/or other related written correspondence
• Reading and interpreting information from schedules, memos, and/or other written documentation
• Communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction

Physical Requirements

• Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
• 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 constantly to move objects.
• Incumbents may be subjected to odors, extreme temperatures, and intense noises.

Return-to-work retirees will have an hourly rate approximately 9% lower than listed without falling below minimum wage.