Instructional Assistant - Special Education Pre-School at Early Learning Center at College of S

Instructional Assistant , Special Education – Pre‑School

Terms of Employment: 10-month

Exemption Status: Non‑Exempt

Salary Scale: UA3, Grade G03 – G07 ()

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience working with children.

• Ability to work in an instructional support role with pre‑school aged children.
• Excellent human relations skills.
• Excellent organizational and communications.
• Knowledge of developmental stages of children.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan developmentally appropriate activities as directed by the literacy teacher.

• Assists the teacher in planning instructional activities and maintaining a safe and orderly environment.
• Works with individuals or small groups to provide instructional reinforcement after the teacher delivers the instruction.
• Assists the teacher in making preparations for a lesson.
• Regular on‑time attendance.
• Performs related duties as assigned by the principal.
• May need to change diapers as needed.
• Required to provide substitute coverage as needed.

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10‑50 pounds. Requires good hand‑eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard.

The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Charles County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices.