Instructional Assistant- Special Education

New Palestine Community Schools; New Palestine (IN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

New Palestine Community Schools is seeking a paraprofessional to implement individual and small group academic and behavioral instruction for students with varying learning needs. The role requires close collaboration with the building principal and teaching staff to support instructional goals.

The position entails assisting with supervision during play periods and lunch, maintaining student records, and supporting classroom activities.

Qualifications

• Must have 48 college credit hours.
• Must have 2 years experience in instructional setting with children.

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 the special needs of individual children.
• Helps maintain individual records for each child.
• Assists the 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.

Education

48 college credit hours

2 years experience in instructional setting with children

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 the special needs of individual children.
• Helps maintain individual records for each child.
• Assists the 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