Elementary Grades Instructional Assistant

Elementary Grades Instructional Assistant

Brevard Academy: A Challenge Foundation Academy — Brevard Academy - PISGAH FOREST, North Carolina

Job : 5742638

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 03, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 28, 2026

Instructional Assistant

Reports To: School Director

Terms of Employment: 10 Months

Qualifications: An Associate’s Degree or equivalent. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Directors may find appropriate and acceptable.

Purpose: To assist the teacher in helping students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development through an encouraging and appropriately challenging learning environment.

Abilities/

Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to reason, make judgments, and maintain effective professional working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize positive human relation skills with all staff, parents and students.
• Ability to resolve problem situations with sound judgment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in matters relating to Brevard Academy-A Challenge Foundation Academy.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative in completing work assignments.

Essential Job Functions:

• Strives to fulfill the mission and vision of Brevard Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy.
• Prepares for the instructional activities with the classroom teacher.
• Contributes to a classroom environment that is conducive to effective learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students.
• Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists in individual students in need of special attention.
• Assists in escorting and supervising students to other locations.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
• Prepares classroom instructional materials.
• Assists the administration and classroom teacher in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct. For the classroom, assists classroom teacher with enforcement of rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Assists with students in specials classes as needed.
• Assists with supervision of students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned workday.

Additional

Job Functions:

• Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals and methods.
• Secures and organizes classroom supplies.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining the classroom in a clean, orderly, and functional condition.
• Attends and participates in faculty meetings and after-school activities.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship for student activities.
• Complete annual school-assigned crisis training.
• Perform such other tasks and assumes responsibilities as may be assigned by the classroom teacher or School Director

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provision of the Board of Directors’ policy on evaluation of non-certified personnel.

Brevard Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

DISCLAIMER: This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $18 to $20 Per Hour

Job Categories: Instructional Support >
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• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required