Instructional Assistant - Admin

Ccboe; Marbury, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles County Public Schools in Marbury, MD is seeking an instructional support assistant to work with students across elementary, middle, and high school ages. The role involves assisting teachers, reinforcing instruction in small groups, and helping prepare lessons to maintain a safe, orderly classroom environment.

You will perform related duties as assigned by the principal and provide substitute coverage as needed, supporting literacy and classroom activities.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in an instructional support role with students across elementary, middle, or high school ages.
• Excellent human relations, organizational and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of developmental stages of children.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan developmentally appropriate activities with the literacy teacher.
• Must be at least 18 years old to work in elementary schools.
• Must be at least 18 years old and out of high school for at least 2 years to work in middle and high schools.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher in planning instructional activities and maintaining a safe and orderly environment.
• Works with individuals or small groups to provide instructional reinforcement after the teacher delivers the instruction.
• Assists the teacher in preparing for a lesson.
• Performs related duties as assigned by the principal.
• Required to provide substitute coverage as needed.

Skills

Instructional support

Human relations

Organizational skills

Time management

Developmental knowledge

Oral and written communication

Lesson planning

School age knowledge

Job description

• Locations 4740 Pisgah Marbury Rd, Marbury, MD, 20658, US

Experience working with children required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work in an instructional support role with elementary, middle, or high school aged children.
• Excellent human relations skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of developmental stages of children.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan developmentally appropriate activities as directed by the literacy teacher.
• Must be at least 18 years old to work in elementary schools.
• Must be at least 18 years old and out of high school for at least 2 years to work in middle and high schools.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Assists teacher in planning instructional activities and maintaining a safe and orderly environment.

Works with individuals or small groups to provide instructional reinforcement after the teacher delivers the instruction.

Assists the teacher in preparing for a lesson.

Performs related duties as assigned by the principal.

Required to provide substitute coverage as needed.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Michael Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.