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A leading community education organization is seeking an Instructional Assistant - Essential Skills to support classroom activities. This role involves conducting learning exercises, collaborating with teachers, and maintaining a positive learning environment for students. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of two years of college and experience working with children. Continuous training and a supportive work environment provided.
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TITLE: Instructional Assistant - Essential Skills
QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of two years of college, two years experience working
with children in an instructional setting
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: School year
STATUS: Non-Exempt
REPORTS TO: Building Principal & Classroom Teacher
PRIMARY FUNCTION: To assist the teacher in maintaining appropriate classroom activities and environment in order that students may learn effectively.
Duties And Responsibilities
Participates in classroom activity planning.
Conducts learning exercises with small groups of children and individual students.
Guides children in working and playing harmoniously with other children.
Helps maintain individual records for each child.
Assists teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas.
Assists with the supervision of children during regular play periods and lunch supervision.
Assists with daily living skills, may include toileting
Participate in specific training identified by administration
Follows individual behavior plans
Attends community based instructional activities
Completes annual employee training
Maintains consistent attendance
Performs other duties as assigned
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requires the ability to sit with intermittent occasional walking, standing, bending, and squatting
Requires the ability to stoop, reach, grab, pull, hear, see, and speak on a daily basis
Requires the ability to perform repetitive physical tasks such as computer keyboarding, writing, and reading
Occasionally required to lift or carry supplies, textbooks, furniture, and equipment at a minimum of 35 pounds
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Standard office and school conditions - Moderate noise level in the work environment, adequate lighting and comfortable temperatures
May have to monitor students in a variety of locations including those with noise, activity, and inclement weather
Occasional high to moderate levels of stress
$19.75/hour 6.5 hrs/day
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