Instructional Assistant SY

Position: Instructional Assistant SY25-26 ($26,729.27+)
TITLE:

Instructional Assistant

QUALIFICATIONS:

* High School Diploma or equivalent;
Associate degree or 60 credits required.

* Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff and parents (using appropriate grammar) in both oral and written form.

* Ability to maintain student discipline in a variety of school/program settings.

* Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO:

School Manager, Principal, or Assistant Principal

JOB GOAL:
To achieve greater efficiency in the delivery of the educational program by assisting teachers and related staff, providing more child-adult contacts within the school setting.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Assists teacher in preparing room for school, preparing and distributing lesson materials, arranging bulletin boards, and retrieving and storing materials.

* Instructs students under a teacher's direct supervision or more independently under the direction of school administrators.

* Keeps classroom and/or work areas neat and orderly.

* Supervises students in playgrounds, cafeteria, bus stop areas.

* Assists in the maintenance of student records.

* Instructs and assists students in computer related programs and activities; depending upon specific assignment.

* Instructs and assists students in media and library programs and activities, under the direction of the Media Specialist and/or school administrator; depending upon specific assignment.

* Instructs and assists students in alternative classroom activities and programs under the direction of an assigned teacher or school administrator; depending upon specific assignment.

* Performs duties to meet the personal care and/or health and hygiene related needs of students with disabilities; depending upon specific assignment. This includes such things as toileting, diapering, toilet training, lifting/positioning, oral feeding, and catheterization.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: A non-exempt position. Ten month work year. Salary to be established by the Board.