Instructional Aide - Learning​/Special Education Resource

Instructional Assistant

The primary responsibility for the Instructional Assistant is direct involvement with students in the instructional setting. Job duties range from supporting students in the classroom to supplementing regular classroom curriculum with additional enrichment activities for students, to assisting with self-help and self-management skills. This position will deal with community members, parents, students, and staff on a regular basis and will be expected to interact with these publics in a professional, friendly, and organized manner.

Starting salary: $15/hr.

Minimum qualifications:

Must meet all Indiana requirements as a highly qualified Instructional Assistant. Two years of college or the equivalent is required in order to provide instruction to a student. Teaching license and/or educational training and experience preferred.

1. Provide instructional assistance to students with direction and guidance from the teacher and/or facilitator.

2. Work with individual students or small groups for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts.

3. Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Plans for the students and monitor their progress.

4. Provide supervision and support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities.

5. Work with other professionals, such as speech therapists, social workers, counselors, occupational and physical therapists.

6. Assist classroom teachers with documenting and maintaining student records, including data collection methods.

7. Utilize de-escalation strategies to prevent behaviors that could be harmful to oneself or others.

8. Be a part of the crisis team for the classroom and building to support appropriate Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI).

9. Perform health-related student needs as trained by the nurse in the building.

10. Assist in classroom management.

11. Assist with the administration and scoring of student assessments.

12. Assist with the inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.

13. Function as an appropriate role model for children, providing proper examples, emotional support, a friendly attitude, and general guidance.

14. Respond to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving student safety concerns and reporting those concerns to the direct supervisor.

15. Keep teachers and/or specialists informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

16. Complete other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the director, building administrator or administrator designee.

17. On occasion, you may be asked to work outside of your typically scheduled days/hours.

1. Demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary to deal professionally and effectively with persons at all levels to develop and maintain productive relationships with all publics.

2. Work cooperatively with teachers, students, and staff.

3. Ability to learn new skills quickly and assimilate into daily work.

4. Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality both inside and outside the corporation.

5. Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

6. Ability to multitask with attention to detail.

7. Ability to learn classroom procedures and expectations and apply them on a consistent basis.

8. Demonstrate organizational and time management skills.

9. Perform all other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is protected from outside weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes.

There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position.

Equipment:
This position is required to maintain a working knowledge of all classroom equipment. A basic knowledge of operations for computers, printers,…