The posting
Please indicate in cover letter what days and hours you would prefer to work
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Qualifications required under the provisions of “No Child Left Behind” Associate’s Degree, or Completion of 48 semester hours of college credits, or Successful completion of a series of Work Keys Tests plus 96 contact hours of appropriate staff development
Nature of Work
An Instructional Assistant provides support to the teacher in the instruction of students. A wide variety of tasks are performed to support the teacher in the teaching-learning process for students. The work is directed by specific instructions, precedents and established policy. The work is performed under the limited supervision of the teacher and/or principal. This is a part time position, partial benefits possibly.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children.
- Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made.
- Some knowledge of the school organization and its community.
- Some knowledge of expected behavior of children, that is, basic characteristics of ages and stages.
- Skill necessary to operate audiovisual equipment and common office machines.
- Skill to make learning aids which will strengthen lesson plans.
- Ability to comprehend the purpose of teacher designed strategies as a fulfillment of the instructional objective.
- Ability to discern significant student behavior and refer this to the supervisor.
- Ability to impart information to the child’s level of comprehension.
- Ability to apply impartially and consistently proper methods of recognition, reward and punishment.
- Ability to solve independently most minor problems.
- Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions without constant supervision.
- Ability to record and store data accurately.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information.
- Ability to complete required reports.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative in applying standards to a variety of work situations.
- Ability to exercise tact and courtesy in contact with parents/guardians or students and with school personnel.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
Essential Job Functions:
- Gives group instruction as prescribed by teacher.
- Provides individualized instruction.
- Demonstrates various instructional activities
- Monitors work assigned by teacher.
- Checks and corrects students’ work while in progress.
- Keeps students on task
- Praises and reinforces achievement of students.
- Reports student progress to teacher.
- Arranges classroom furnishing and equipment.
- Prepares visual aids.
- Duplicates materials.
- Reorganizes materials at the end of day.
- Scores students’ papers as instructed by teacher.
- Distributes and collects instructional materials.
- Attends workshops
- Checks and reports attendance
- Enters data in health record.
- Records student behavior.
- Files data according to regulatory requirements
- Supervises students in the classroom and other locations
- Creates and distributes awards for positive behavior
- Promotes student self esteem.
- Teaches citizenship, social skills and respect for others.
- Reconciles minor student conflicts.
- Participates in development of discipline policy.
- Disciplines misbehavior through approved methods.
- Reports discipline problems to teacher or principal.
- Reports to supervisor significant changes or lack of change in student behavior.
- Administers routine first aid and request assistance for non-routine injury or illness.
- Reports undisciplined students to the responsible school principal.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
