About this role
Preschool Classroom Instructional Assistant
Job Goal: To implement the educational programs developed by the Special Education teacher.
Job Type: Classified Job Class Code: 8315
Position Type: Hourly Reports to: Building Principal/Special Education Classroom Teacher/Director of Exceptional Children Services
Terms of Employment: Compensation will be determined based on 183 contract days on the board-approved salary schedule. This position requires a 6.5-hour workday.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Ability to work with children.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• High school diploma.
• Passing the Paraeducator exam or 48 college credit hours required.
• Experience with children in a group setting.
• Must be able to lift, push or pull 40 pounds and also be able to bend at the waist, kneel and reach above your head.
Performance Responsibilities:
• Provides assistance for the special education classroom teacher of exceptional students in the highly structured setting and general education setting.
• Assists the teacher in carrying out specially designed instructional programs for individual students.
• Complies with all Federal and State IDEA guidelines.
• Assists in classroom assessments, IEP data collection, grading, creating materials, individual and group instruction, and filing activities.
• Attend all required professional development and other meetings directly assigned to this position.
• Maintains classroom management and academics in the absence of the teacher.
• Assists students with technology used in the classroom and across school settings.
• Performs and documents necessary medically related services (such as feeding, meal prep, hygiene assistance, medication administration, toileting, etc.) for all students who receive nursing services.
• Other duties assigned by school administrators and/or supervising teacher(s).