Instructional Assistant K-4 - General

POSITION TITLE

Instructional Assistant (Support Staff)

Liberty Park Elementary School, Liberty Park, IN

Hourly, Non-exempt

Under direct supervision, the Instructional Assistant provides support in an educational environment, performing paraprofessional work in assisting teachers and students. The Instructional Assistant works with children individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction in reading, writing, math, spelling, art or other education‑related activities.

• Monitors the activities and behavior of children during the absence of the classroom teacher(s) to ensure the physical and environmental safekeeping of students and adherence to appropriate conduct and disciplinary controls.
• Assists the teacher(s) in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing assistance and learning support to students.
• Provides instruction to students as prescribed by the supervising teacher(s) and reinforces the skills introduced by the teacher(s); may utilize games, stories or other constructive activities to enhance students’ learning skills.
• Assists teachers in checking and objectively evaluating students’ work; instructs students individually and in small groups reinforcing the skills based upon instructional guidelines.
• Assists in managing student behavior and maintaining classroom order; may be asked to provide input and assistance in the development of classroom activities and learning tools.
• Cooperates in preparing lesson plans and in the development of classroom activities and learning tools.
• Assists the teacher(s) by noticing students’ language, math and communication skills; monitors students’ progressive learning skills; makes the teacher(s) aware of students’ learning deficiencies; documents records of learning activities and diagnosis.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of instructional materials; performs support tasks such as photocopying materials, laminating items, typing correspondence, and filing paperwork and documentation.
• Coordinates with media center staff for classroom learning resources; sets up equipment in the classroom for the teacher’s use.
• Assists in preparing classroom bulletin boards, classroom decorations, displays of student work, and other classroom objectives.
• Cooperates in preparing drafts of reports and in tentatively completing forms, schedules and other data as directed.
• Learns students’ assigned bus assignments to assist with proper boarding of students.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of a variety of student information that may require the use of a computer to enter student scores and other student data.
• Cooperates in assigned monitoring duties, ensuring appropriate student conduct during these assignments; escorts students to designated activity areas.
• Cooperates in providing assistance to the teacher(s) in various labs and to provide instruction/information to the students; may explain lesson plans and other information to the students for better understanding and comprehension.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology as appropriate and being used by the school.

• Performs related duties as directed.

• Education/Training: Associate’s degree or higher, or at least 60 semester hours from an accredited institution.
• Experience: Previous vocational training or work experience with school-age children is preferred.
• Certifications and Licenses: Pass the required Expanded Criminal History Check and Expanded Child Protection Index Check. Must meet paraprofessional requirements outlined in ESSA. Para Pro Assessment is provided at no cost.
• Other: Ability to perform essential functions and meet performance aptitudes; fulfill physical, sensory and environmental requirements with reasonable accommodations.

• Data Utilization:
  Arrange, compare, count, differentiate and measure data.
• Human Interaction:
  Provide guidance, assistance, interpretation to others.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Utilization:
  Operate standard office equipment.
• Verbal Aptitude:
  Utilize reference data and information.
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