Instructional Assistant- Special Education

New Palestine Community Schools; New Palestine (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

New Palestine Community Schools is seeking an instructional support assistant to implement individual and small group academic and behavioral instruction for students with varying learning needs. The role requires 48 college credit hours or 2 years of experience with children in an instructional setting.

Responsibilities include planning activities, guiding learners, maintaining records, and supporting the teacher during lunch and play periods. Work is 6.5 hours per day over 180 duty days.

Qualifications

• Must be highly qualified by either having 48 college credit hours, 2 years experience in a working with children in an instructional setting.

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.
• Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

48 college credits

Experience with children

Education

College credit hours or equivalent

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS: Must be highly qualified by either having 48 college credit hours, 2 years experience in a working with children in an instructional setting.

DUTY DAYS: 180

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To implement individual and small group academic and behavioral instruction of students with varying learning needs as well as other duties associated with the position.

Duties & 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.
• Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SALARY: $17.70 hour

HOURS / DAY: 6.5