Itinerant Instructional Assistant

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Sylacauga (AL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylacauga City Schools is seeking an Instructional Assistant to support teachers and students in a K-6 setting. The role focuses on relieving teachers of non-teaching tasks, aiding with classroom activities, and supporting small groups to help students reach skill levels required by the class.

The position requires an Associates Degree or two years of college, with WorkKeys assessment for paraprofessionals and the ability to work well with youth.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or 2 years of college required.
• Must pass the WorkKeys Assessment for Paraprofessionals.
• Ability to work well with youth.

Responsibilities

• Relieve teacher of non-teaching responsibilities.
• Participate in in-service training programs.
• Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Perform clerical work required, i.e., taking attendance, checking out library books, audio-visual equipment, collecting lunch money and tickets, and any other routine book work.
• Assist teacher with lunchroom, bathroom, playground activities and bus duty as well as field trips.
• Operate and care for equipment used in classroom instruction and inform principal if equipment is not working properly.
• Assist teacher with emergency drills.
• Assist teacher in collecting and distributing books and materials for the classroom.
• Work with bulletin boards and other classroom displays.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Assist in administering and scoring of assessment and diagnostic tests for individuals and small groups (K-6).
• Assist any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Follow a daily schedule as assigned by teacher(s) and approved by principal.

Skills

Youth engagement

Clerical work

Education

Associates Degree

2 years of college

Job description

SYLACAUGA CITY SCHOOLS Position Description

Title: Instructional Assistant

Reports To: Principal and Assigned Teacher(s)

Job Goal: To increase the effectiveness of the teacher and assist with individual
students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the
class as a whole.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1. Relieve teacher of non-teaching responsibilities.
• 2. Participate in in-service training programs.
• 3. Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• 4. Perform clerical work required, i.e., taking attendance, checking out library books,
  audio-visual equipment, collecting lunch money and tickets, and any other routine book
  work.
• 5. Assist teacher with lunchroom, bathroom, playground activities and bus duty as well as
  field trips.
• 6. Operate and care for equipment used in classroom instruction and inform principal if
  equipment is not working properly.
• 7. Assist teacher with emergency drills.
• 8. Assist teacher in collecting and distributing books and materials for the classroom.
• 9. Work with bulletin boards and other classroom displays.
• 10. Perform other related tasks as assigned.
• 11. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about
  students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• 12. Assist in administering and scoring of assessment and diagnostic tests for individuals
  and small groups (K-6).
• 13. Assist any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• 14. Follow a daily schedule as assigned by teacher(s) and approved by principal.

Qualifications: Must meet State Department of Education Highly Qualified Standards by having
an Associates Degree or a minimum of 2 full years of junior college or, pass the
WorkKeys Assessment for Paraprofessionals. Must be able to work well with
youth.

Work Year: 9 months