Instructional Aide

Position Overview: Instructional Aide

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Reports to: Principal or Assistant Principal
Direct Reports: None
Category: Classified
Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) Status: Non-exempt
Pay Cycle: 10 months
Hourly Rate: Starting at $22.00, commensurate with experience
Benefits : Full-time employees of ICEF Public Schools are entitled to Medical, Life Insurance, Dental and Vision plans, and various retirement programs offered by ICEF Public Schools.

ICEF Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school network committed to educating and empowering courageous leaders who embrace their full potential for college, career, and life. Our work is rooted in five mission-aligned pillars:

• Educating and Empowering Courageous Leaders
• Providing a Diverse Community that Honors Each Student’s Uniqueness
• Fostering Academic Excellence
• Nurturing Healthy Minds
• Inspiring Critical Thinkers

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Job Description

Position Summary

The principal tasks of the Instructional Aide is to help with clerical work and classroom activities, provide individual attention to students in need of extra assistance, lead small group instruction, and monitor students during independent work time and/or designated breaks such as recess, nutrition, and/or school events .

This position is assigned to specific school location(s) and may need to travel to home office or designated learning spaces for professional development and/or organization wide meetings.

Essential Functions

Student Academic Support

• Provide one-on-one support to students with diverse learning needs, reinforcing lesson concepts and helping them overcome specific academic hurdles.
• Facilitate teacher-led lesson plans for small groups to improve literacy, numeracy, and subject-specific comprehension.
• Observe student performance during independent work and provide real-time feedback or scaffolding to ensure mastery of the material.
• Modify or simplify complex instructions for students who require additional clarity, ensuring all learners can access the curriculum.
• Administer assessments as directed by the teacher and/or school leadership.

Learning Environment

• Manage essential administrative tasks such as grading objective assignments, organizing student files, and preparing instructional materials (e.g., photocopies, kits, or digital resources).
• Coordinate the setup and breakdown of daily activities, ensuring all necessary tools and supplies are available and organized for student use.
• Assist in creating and maintaining an engaging classroom environment, including the development of educational bulletin boards and the organization of learning centers.
• Track classroom inventory and alert the lead teacher when supplies need replenishing to ensure uninterrupted instruction.
• Use an answer key to grade tests and student assignments, recording, grading, drafting correspondence to parents, and handling routine filing of student’s work.

Student Supervision

• Reinforce classroom rules and directions to promote positive student behavior.
• Supervise students during transition periods, independent study, in hallways and playground, before and after school, and designated breaks such as recess, nutrition, and/or lunch to ensure a safe and orderly environment.
• Provide a responsible adult presence during school-wide events, assemblies, and field trips, maintaining accountability for student locations and safety.
• Reinforce school-wide behavioral standards and conflict resolution strategies, intervening gently but firmly when student interactions require mediation.
• Maintain high visibility during outdoor activities and school events to prevent accidents and respond promptly to any student needs or emergencies.

Professional Requirements

• Arrive to work on time daily.
• Maintain professional demeanor at all times and collaborative relationships with co-works.
• Maintain professional and appropriate boundaries with students and staff.
• Adhere to all school and ICEF Public Schools policies and procedures.

Additional Duties

Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms, and/or use hands to finger, handle, or feel. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move and/or lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds. 

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned High School Diploma or the equivalent, and ,
  • Two years of college (minimum 48 units of core college credit), or ,
  • Associate’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university, or,  
  • Passage of the California Basics Education Skills Test (CBEST)
• Demonstrated excellence in writing, editing, and verbal communication
• Strong leadership, team management, and project execution skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally 
• Proficient use of Google-based applications
• Tuberculosis (TB) clearance
• Background check clearance
• Commitment to educational equity and ICEF’s mission

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of professional experience in a public charter school, charter management organization or public school district
• Proficiency in using school-based information systems and applications
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus

ICEF is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ICEF Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, association with a member of a protected class, bereavement leave, color, disability (physical, intellectual/developmental, or mental health/psychiatric.), exercising the right to family care and medical leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity, gender identity or expression, genetic information or characteristic, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristic), military and veteran status, national origin (includes language restrictions), pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), race (includes hairstyle and hair texture, religious creed (includes dress and grooming practices), reproductive health decision making, sex/gender, and sexual orientation.