What are the responsibilities and job description for the 3- hour Instructional Assistant (12:00pm - 3:00pm) position at Edwardsville Community Unit School District?
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION
EDWARDSVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #7
SCOPE: Assist teachers in the performance of their responsibilities.
There are three types of teacher assistants – instructional, program, and extraordinary care.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES of All Educational Assistants
- Work individually or with small groups under the direction of the supervising teacher
- Help prepare teacher-made materials
- Collect classroom data/information on student performance
- Assist in the supervision of students
- Reinforce classroom/building rules as specified by the teacher/building administrator
- Accompany students to other instructional areas as directed
- Support students’ specific learning needs and/or requests for assistance with academic tasks
- Reinforce good personal and social habits
- Assist in maintaining health and safety of all students
- Perform clerical duties, including learning to operate any necessary equipment
- Operate or learn to operate audio-visual equipment as needed
- Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations with students
- Perform other duties as assigned by teacher or Administrator
Additional ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES of Program and/or Extraordinary Care
Assistants
- Supervise students at breakfast, lunch, recess, in bus lines, and other unstructured school environment settings
- Provide direct service for feeding
- Provide assistant getting on and off the bus
- Assist in integration of students into general education classes
- Attend in-services as provided through Special Education regulations
- Correct disruptive behavior constructively and consistently as identified in individualized behavior plan
- Provide for students’ individual needs as prescribed in IEP and directed by teacher
- Assist with students’ physical care as needed
- Requires lifting 3-4 times during the day (up to 100 lbs)
- Assist with toileting
- Self-help tasks
- With appropriate training, be prepared to deal with students’ physical impairments as directed
- Assist with mobility
- Assist with assistive technology
- Assist with positioning and repositioning of wheelchair
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Instructional Assistants must have Substitute Teaching License or a Professional Education License issued by ISBE
- Have basic knowledge in appropriate academic areas
- Have basic knowledge of students’ physical condition, if applicable
- Practice superior work habits and ethics including but not limited to—
- Promptness and excellent attendance
- Positive attitude
- High level of personal fitness
- Sound judgment
- Produce excellent quality of work
- Adaptable when necessary
- Ability to work well with administration, faculty, students and parents
- Ability to perform duties as outlined
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Instructional aides must be able to lift, push or pull up to 20-40 pounds on a regular repetitive basis.
- Program and Extraordinary care aides must be able to lift, push or pull up to 100 pounds on a regular repetitive basis.
- Must be able to speak, hear, see, write, walk, climb, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, twist, turn, push, pull and reach (above head and below knees) on a regular and repetitive basis.
- Tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting and manipulation of equipment necessary to perform duties.
Primary Location
N O NELSON ELEMENTARY
Salary Range
$17.25 - $21.19 / Hourly
Shift Type
Part-Time
Salary : $17 - $21
