Instructional Assistant

Instructional Assistant

To provide assistance to teachers, secretaries, and clerical personnel when needed. Based on level of degree and experience. Not less than a high school education or general equivalency diploma; Para Professional Test required without 48 hours of college; At least one (1) year of experience is preferred, but not required, so that with appropriate training, service may be provided in the specific role for which employed; and Meets necessary health and physical qualifications.

Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students; Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes; Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction; Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips; Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher; Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills; Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job; Checks and records attendance; Arranges bulletin boards; Types and duplicates tests, worksheets, and supplementary materials; Assists in supervising the children in lunchroom, playground, and bus loading; Assists the teacher in assimilating materials for class displays; and Performs other duties as assigned.

This job requires lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary grades, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs or more. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: Pushing and/or pulling Climbing Stooping, kneeling and/or crawling Reaching Talking Hearing Seeing.

The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following: Vocational education Apprentice training On-the-job training Essential experience in other jobs.

Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria. Adaptability to dealing with students. Capacity and Ability Requirements: Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color. Normal working environment.