Instructional Assistant-Classroom (2026/2027)

Instructional Assistant- General EducationTo assist classroom teachers and school personnel with academic and behavior support, with students' physical needs, and to promote student safety and supervision.Essential functions include working with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the teacher, assisting the teacher in devising and implementing strategies and skills to reinforce materials or skills based on individual students' needs and abilities, supervising and managing students in various settings to ensure safety, appropriate behavior, and engagement in learning activities, collaborating regularly with teachers, service providers, and other staff to support student learning and behavior plans, assisting young children with personal care needs, including bathroom supervision and support as needed, modifying or adapting classroom materials and activities under teacher guidance to meet diverse learner needs, implementing de-escalation techniques and behavior intervention strategies as part of a proactive behavior management approach, collecting and recording observational and performance data as directed to monitor student progress and support instructional planning or behavior data, serving as a source of information and helping substitute teachers when the regular teacher is absent, alerting the teacher to any problems or special information about an individual student, assisting the teacher with classroom preparation tasks such as bulletin boards, copying, laminating, progress monitoring, and testing, assisting in crisis situations following established school safety and intervention protocols (e.g., lockdowns, elopement, or medical emergencies), monitoring students in classrooms, hallways, playgrounds, cafeterias, and during arrival/dismissal as assigned, participating in training related to academic intervention and instructional strategies, maintaining a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality regarding student information, and performing other duties as assigned.Educational requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent (required), must enjoy working with children (required), IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card (required), and such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate.