Substitute Instructional Assistant

Substitute Instructional Assistant

District Wide Employment – Sioux City, Iowa Open in Google Maps.

Job

Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled

Posted:
Jul 11, 2025 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
Immediately

Description: Substitute Instructional Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned. Duties will be performed in the absence of the regular Instructional Assistant.

• Reports to work as scheduled on a regular reliable basis
• Ability to work with challenging students in a small group setting
• Be able to tutor students (academically and socially)
• Escort students to and from classrooms
• Able to attend to personal hygiene of students
• Good communication skills / Interpersonal skills
• Responsible for documentation and record-keeping
• Positive, caring, and patient
• Enjoys working with students with behavior challenges
• Knowledge and experience in behavior modification program preferred
• Ability to redirect students toward positive behavior
• If required, able to communicate with the student’s case manager, medical providers, and caregiver
• Ability to lift 50 pounds

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) paraprofessionals whose duties include instructional support, must meet one of the following:

• Two years of study at an institution of higher education. The institution must have met five criteria of the Higher Education Act, Section 101(a). All classes must be at level 100 or higher.
• Associate degree or higher. All associate degrees are acceptable.
• Obtain voluntary Para educator certification through the Board of Educational Examiners.
• Meet a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness).

All paras must be qualified at the time of employment.

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All employers submitting a job opening for posting on the Teach Iowa system will not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran. The Sioux City Community School District is an equal‑opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information for employment, national origin, religion, age for employment, disability, socioeconomic status, veteran status, or marital status for employment.

It is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 to not discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs or employment practices. Inquiries or grievances regarding disability accommodations may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator.

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.