Elementary Instructional Assistant

About the Employer

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or completion of GED.
• 60 or more college credit hours or an Associate's degree or higher, or a passing score on the Para Pro Exam required.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Sincerely interested in educating and working with young people.
• Ability to understand written and oral instructions, to speak and write coherently, to keep records and make simple reports, and to work cooperatively and act professionally with other school personnel and parents.
• Special abilities may be required for specialized paraprofessional positions.
• Bilingual/Biliterate preferred.

Position Summary

This position exists to perform specialized work in assisting with services for schools. Provides for the care and well-being of students. Duties are performed under the general supervision of supervisors/teachers. Performance is evaluated through observation of work, and/or periodic conferences, critiques, records, and reports.

Professional Duties

• Attend meetings as necessary
• Serve on various committees
• Attend in-service provided
• Become acquainted with philosophies, policies, procedures, equipment, and the work site where assigned
• Provide clerical assistance when needed to assist the supervisor to which one is assigned
• Supervise and/or reinforce instruction of students in various situations and programs as required
• Prepare instructional materials as needed
• Classroom assistance will be required when given a classroom or an extension of the classroom assignment
• Technology will be used to enhance instruction and aid in tasks assigned
• Specialized duties may require home visitations, health and hygiene care to students, interpretation of speech and/or languages, operation of adaptive equipment, and physical assistance to impaired students or adults.
• The need for personal transportation from one site to another may be a requirement.

Non-Essential Duties

• Performs other duties as assigned

Work Context

• Requires sitting and some standing, walking, and moving about to coordinate work.
• Requires face-to-face discussions and contact with individuals and/or teams.
• Requires the use of alternative communication systems, such as electronic mail, telephones, and computers.
• Requires coordination of work tasks to establish priorities, set goals, and meet deadlines.
• Requires work with students, parents, internal and external contacts, and with the public.

Physical Environment

• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• Requires sitting for the majority of the day, and the ability to lift, carry, move, and/or position objects frequently weighing up to 20 pounds, and infrequently weighing 40 pounds or more, with help as necessary.

Collective Bargaining Agreement

• Para Union - E1 - Aide
• Salary Grade: AP01
• FLSA Status: Non-exempt
• Local Code: 1023
• EE O547 Approval Date: 11/13/2012
• Date Last Revised: 3/10/2015