BES: Instructional Assistant

Job Details

Job : 3759
School District: Calvert County Public Schools
School: Beach Elementary School, Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
Starting Date: School Year  (Immediately available)
Wage/Pay Rate: Scale 6: $21.08/hr – $26.39/hr
Annual Work

Summary:

10 months per year, 190 days per year, 7 hours per day
FLSA Status: Non-exempt

The Instructional Assistant 1 will provide instructional, behavioral, and social‑emotional support services to help achieve a well‑organized, smoothly functioning class and school environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resources. The Instructional Assistant 1 receives general direction from the school principal and may be reassigned to various sites in the building as needs arise.

• High school diploma or general educational development (GED) program certificate.
• Experience working with children preferred.

• None.

• Exceptional ability to understand and communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to operate various office machines and instructional technology.
• Ability to follow a flexible schedule and adapt to various environments.
• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to students, teachers, staff, parents, and community members.
• Demonstrated ability to problem‑solve, make informed decisions, and communicate effectively with all stakeholders in stressful situations.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Alternative qualifications as approved by Calvert County Public Schools.

• Works with groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists individual children in need of special attention.
• Performs clerical duties.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and other student supports planned by the teacher.
• Sets up, and/or operates, instructional technology, laboratory equipment, and computer programs.
• Assists teacher with implementation of classroom duties, routines, and instruction.
• Participates in professional learning opportunities.
• Provides periodic class coverage in absence of a classroom teacher.
• Positively interacts with others.
• Reports to work promptly every day.
• Meets deadlines.
• Duties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned.

Performs related work as required or assigned by the building principal or designee.

Position is performed in a typical school environment. Significant periods of standing and walking are required.

None.

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by Calvert County Public Schools.

Applicants must report all former employment where direct contact with minors may have occurred, and provide current and former employer contact information, including non‑school employers, volunteer organizations, coaches, mentors, and tutors, as required by state law.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a prospective student, current or prospective student, or their parent or guardian because of an individual’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or a parent or guardian who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.

For further information on notice of non‑discrimination, contact the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or call 1‑800‑421‑3481.

• Calvert County Schools
• 1305 Dares Beach Rd
• Prince Frederick, MD 20678
• Phone:
• Email:
  District admin.md.us