Instructional Assistant - PreSchool

Early Childhood Development Assistant

Under direct supervision, the Early Childhood Development Assistant provides support in an educational environment, performing paraprofessional work in assisting teachers and students. The Early Childhood Development Assistant works with children individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction in abilities and skills developmentally appropriate for Early Childhood aged children. The Early Childhood Development Assistant is responsible for supporting a variety of developmentally appropriate activities, as well as assisting teachers with escorting children to various scheduled activities, i.e., lunch, rest time, restrooms.

Performs related work as directed.

Monitors activities and behavior of children during the absence of the classroom teacher(s) to ensure their physical and environmental safe keeping, as well as 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 children. Provides instruction to children as prescribed by the supervising teacher(s) and reinforces skills introduced by the teacher(s);

may utilize games, stories, or other constructive activities to enhance the students' learning skills. Assists the teacher(s) in checking and objectively evaluating students' progress; instructs children individually and in small groups reinforcing skills based upon instructional guidelines. Assists children with gross motor activities such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, walking, and running; assists children with fine motor activities through activities such as playing with toys, cutting materials, or coloring.

May be asked to assist in the preparation of lesson plans; may be asked to provide input and assistance in the development of classroom activities and learning tools. Assists the teacher(s) by noticing students' potential learning, language and/or communication deficiencies; monitors children's progressive learning skills; makes the teacher aware of students' possible 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 teacher's instructional studies. Assists in preparing classroom bulletin boards, classroom decorations, displays of children's activities, and other classroom objectives.

May be asked to prepare draft reports and to tentatively complete forms, schedules, and other data as directed. Learns assigned bus route(s) to assist with proper boarding of students. Maintains accurate and complete records of a variety of student information which may require the use of a computer to enter scores and other children's data. May be assigned monitoring duties, i.e., hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and bus duty;

ensures appropriate student conduct during these periods; escorts students to designated activity areas (i.e., music room, computer room, art classes, assemblies, etc.). May be assigned to various labs providing assistance to teachers and instruction/information to students. Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by Warren. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.

Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

Entry-Level Requirements:
Education/Training:
High school diploma or GED is required; an Associate's degree or higher; or at least sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited institution of higher education is preferred.

Experience:

Previous vocational training or work experience with preschool or kindergarten age children is preferred. Certifications &/or Licenses:
Able to meet the requirements of a paraprofessional as outlined in ESSA. Pass the required Expanded Criminal History Check and Expanded Child Protection Index Check. Must have at least an associate's degree or two years of college or passed the Para Pro Assessment. Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization, Human Interaction, Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization, Verbal Aptitude, Mathematical Aptitude, Functional Reasoning, Situational Reasoning.

Physical Requirements:

Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds). Sensory Requirements:
Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require…