Instructional Assistant - Inclusion

Ccboe; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles County Public Schools in Maryland are seeking an instructional support aide to assist with classroom activities for high school and middle school students. The role emphasizes safety, student engagement, and an understanding of developmental stages.

The aide will support the literacy teacher, plan developmentally appropriate activities, provide small-group reinforcement after instruction, and may cover substitutes as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in an instructional support role with high school/ middle school aged children.
• Excellent human relations skills.
• Excellent organizational and communications.
• Knowledge of developmental stages of children.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan developmentally appropriate activities as directed by the literacy teacher.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Instructional support

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Developmental knowledge

Oral and written communication

Team collaboration

Job description

• Locations 3000 Chicamuxen Rd, Indian Head, MD, 20640, US

Ability to work in an instructional support role with high school/ middle school aged children.

Excellent human relations skills.

Excellent organizational and communications.

Knowledge of developmental stages of children.

Good oral and written communication skills.

Ability to plan developmentally appropriate activities as directed by the literacy teacher.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

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

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

Assists the teacher in making preparations 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 Dr. 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.