Student-Focused Instructional Assistant | Small-Group Tutor

Sylvania; East Lyme (CT); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvania is seeking an Instructional Assistant to support students under the supervision of a licensed teacher. You will help plan and deliver lessons, assist with individual and small-group instruction, and contribute to an organized classroom environment.

You will work to foster safety, confidentiality, and a collaborative relationship with staff, students, and families, while helping with equipment, materials, and routine clerical tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: Passing score on ParaPro/Para Pathways, or an Associates Degree, or 60 hours of college credit.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students/staff.
• Possess the ability to work independently as well as a member of a team.
• Work with individuals and/or small groups of students to reinforce material introduced by the teacher and foster skills while encouraging independence.
• Accompany student(s) into inclusive settings.
• Establish, as fully as possible, a supportive relationship with the student(s) while maintaining the role as an authority figure.
• Remain student-focused, maintaining a caring, safe, developmentally-appropriate environment.
• Establish a positive, appropriate rapport with students as socially and age appropriate.
• Assist with toileting, feeding, and any other health responsibilities.
• Assist with loading and unloading of students onto vans, buses, taxis, etc.
• Lift/restrain student when necessary.
• Alert appropriate staff to any problem or special information about individual students.
• Assist the teacher in implementing behavior programs.
• Assist in collecting and creating suitable materials for educational displays.
• Aid the teacher in conducting lessons that require preparation of visual aids, operation of audiovisual equipment, and other equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assist the teacher in conducting routine clerical duties.
• Be punctual and consistent in meeting daily time schedules throughout the school year.
• Work effectively and cooperatively with other staff members.
• Sanitize classrooms as required by health care plans.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Education

ParaPro/Para Pathways score requirement / Associate Degree or 60 college credits

Job description

Sylvania is seeking an Instructional Assistant to support students under the supervision of a licensed teacher. You will help plan and deliver lessons, assist with individual and small-group instruction, and contribute to an organized classroom environment.

You will work to foster safety, confidentiality, and a collaborative relationship with staff, students, and families, while helping with equipment, materials, and routine clerical tasks as needed.