Instructional Assistant - General : Spanish

Instructional Assistant
- General :
Spanish Required

FOREST GROVE SD 15 Cornelius Elementary School
- Cornelius, Oregon

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Job : 5918480

Final date to receive applications: Sep 14, 2026 5:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: Sep 08, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

• This posting will close at 5 pm on September 14, 2026.
• Location:
  
  Cornelius in Cornelius, OR
• Hours:
  
  6.5
• Start date:
  
  As soon as your Background and Fingerprints clear.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required

Job Classification:
Instructional Services

Job Title:
Instructional Assistant
- General

POSITION SUMMARY

The job of “Instructional Assistant” is done under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed staff member for the purpose/s of assisting the classroom teacher and administrator with the instruction and supervision of students, including providing concentrated academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support, and clerical duties. Employees in this classification do not supervise others.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides constant supervision and monitoring of students, particularly during transition points in the school day (e.g. arrival, meals, breaks, recess, etc.) in conjunction with other staff members.
• Provides individual and small group direct instructional services, including progress monitoring of students, administering tests, and planning, under the supervision of a licensed staff member.
• Provides behavioral support inside and outside the classroom using methods such as redirecting, positive reinforcement, collaborative conversations, and planning with students, as aligned with the district Behavioral Health and Wellness model.
• Coaches students to focus on the acquisition and practice of lagging social, emotional, and academic skills.
• Adapts interaction style for the needs of individual students.
• Provides personal care and assistance to students for the purpose of helping students to access their education, which may include toileting, personal hygiene, feeding, positioning, mobility, and delegated nursing and/or therapy services.
• Performs crisis intervention and physical management according to district approved crisis prevention training as needed to maintain the safety of students, staff and facilities.
• Collaborates with counseling, administration, and classroom staff to become familiar with student skill levels, characteristics, strengths, disabilities, learning modalities and primary objectives.
• Performs limited clerical functions directly related to the instructional assignment for the purpose of instructing students (i.e. preparing materials, instructional records for student files, communication with parents, reporting progress, etc.)
• Understands and adheres to mandatory reporting laws and reports to building administrators (or designated substitute) all suspicions of potential abuse, neglect, self-harm and/or endangerment of others.
• Collaborates with other staff to provide creative solutions for challenging student situations.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains familiarity with program safety protocols and implements all required instruction, drills and procedures.
• Confers with licensed staff members, parents and/or appropriate community agency personnel for the purpose of assisting in evaluation of students’ progress and/or implementing of students’ objectives.
• Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (i.e., accidents, fights, inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
• Participates in various meetings for the purpose of sharing information and/or improving one’s skills/knowledge.
• Assists other personnel as may…