Lead Instructional Staff Assistant ESP

Lead Instructional Staff Assistant

Under the supervision of the Principal/Director and the Mentor Teacher, the successful candidate will gain skills necessary to become a successful licensed teacher. This position is for internal Education Support Professionals who have demonstrated successful experience as a Staff Assistant and who are in a program to become a Teacher in the Ogden School District. They will be running a classroom under the direction of a Mentor Teacher.

Through collaboration with the Mentor Teacher, they will facilitate instruction of basic social, academic, and/or adaptive/independent living skills to students using a variety of teaching techniques, materials and equipment to initiate and reinforce learning; develop or modify curriculum and prepare lessons and other instructional and functional materials according to ability levels, exceptionalities, and impairments; and, provide appropriate therapeutic or instructional activities to teach other life skills.

It is important to note that the Mentor Teacher is the teacher of record for the students, and therefore responsible for the overall performance of the students in the classroom. The duties outlined below are in collaboration with the Mentor Teacher.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assesses student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes
• Plans appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities including determination of appropriate materials and equipment.
• Implements an instructional, therapeutic, or skill development program which provides appropriate experiences as per district and building requirements.
• Continually assesses student achievement through use of formal and informal assessments, maintaining appropriate assessment and initial or re-evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes.
• Assigns work to and manages other staff assistants.
• Ensures the instructional environment is safe, clean and conducive to learning and that materials are accessible to students and in good condition.
• Maintains instructional materials, assessment tools, and specialized equipment/programs purchased for the program
• Utilizes a variety of instructional materials and available multimedia and technology to enhance learning.
• Works in a full-time, supplemental, team, departmental, or itinerant capacity, as assigned.
• Participates in professional development and staff development activities and staff meetings as required or assigned.
• Ensure continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of student progress, curriculum changes, instructional methods, behavioral supports, changes, and progress.
• Communicates with students on expectations and keeps them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations, as appropriate.
• Manages allotted time to maximize student achievement.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of established District curriculum goals, establishes and communicates clear objectives to the students for all lessons, units, and projects to support the district, program, and objectives.
• Strives by instruction and action to employ the District's philosophy of education, instructional goals and objectives, and performance expectations.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by the law, District policy, and administrative regulation.
• Develops a code of conduct for the classroom which is consistent with established administrative policies and develops rules of classroom behavior which are enforced in a fair and just manner.
• Maintains an on-going program of professional growth that satisfies District requirements but also satisfies personal expectations as a professional.
• Attends established traditional school-sponsored activities (i.e.: back-to-school night, open house) agreed upon by the district and supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

The job will require collaboration with other staff and parents to support development of the IEP for each student assigned as well as participation in IEP meetings.

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