ELL School Assistant - Instructional & Student Support

Fort Wayne Community Schools; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Basic Term Life Insurance

Optional Direct Primary Care Plan

Various Optional Supplemental Benefits

Job summary

Fort Wayne Community Schools seeks a dedicated paraprofessional to assist teachers with instructional clerical tasks and student management for English language learners. The role focuses on supporting limited or non-English speaking students in a school setting, ensuring smooth classroom operations and effective student support.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, strong office and communication skills, and knowledge of child guidance and basic instructional methods.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must have strong office computer and oral and written communication skills.
• Incumbents must possess knowledge of child guidance principles and practices and basic instructional methods and techniques.
• Prefer candidate to be highly-qualified. The paraprofessional can be determined for highly-qualified if he or she has:
• Two years of college experience from an accredited college
• A two-year college degree from an accredited college
• Passed the Para-Pro Assessment
• One year or 1 000 hours of previous employment in a school or working with children
• Passed annual school-level evaluations
• Completed 48 credit hours of college level classes from an accredited college
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers with a variety of instructional clerical and student management activities in support of limited or non-English speaking students.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Office computer skills

Child guidance principles

Basic instructional methods

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years of college experience

Two-year college degree

Para-Pro Assessment

48 credit hours

CDA credentials

Job description

Fort Wayne Community Schools seeks a dedicated paraprofessional to assist teachers with instructional clerical tasks and student management for English language learners. The role focuses on supporting limited or non-English speaking students in a school setting, ensuring smooth classroom operations and effective student support.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, strong office and communication skills, and knowledge of child guidance and basic instructional methods.