Instructional Assistant Auburndale Elementary School

Salary and Working Calendar

Salary schedule: 1A Grade 7 – Begins at Step
5. Salary range: $22.65/hr – $24.85/hr working calendar: 187 days / 6.5 hours per day.

Under the direction of the supervising teacher or Principal, the instructional assistant participates as an integral member of the instructional program, including tutoring students, assisting in documentation of pupil progress, preparation, and organization of materials and equipment.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Passing score on the Kentucky Para-educator Assessment or 48 semester college hours
• Demonstrated competent language skills
• Successful experience working with children, individually or in groups, including the ability to read and understand the meanings of words and ideas associated with them and to use them effectively
• Participated in program training as specified by the Kentucky Department of Education and the local district
• Program‑specific certifications/training
• Effective communication skills
• If your highest education is high school or GED you must take and pass the Kentucky Para educator Assessment Exam
• Applicants with transcripts obtained outside the U.S. must have their credentials evaluated prior to referral for vacancies