What are the responsibilities and job description for the Early Learning Center Instructional Assistant position at Indianapolis Public Schools?
Position Summary
Instructional Assistants at the Early Learning Center supports the Preschool Coordinator and lead teachers in creating a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for young children. This part-time position (28 hours/week) involves assisting with classroom activities, supervising students, preparing materials, and supporting the social, emotional, and academic growth of preschool-aged children. The ideal candidate is patient, nurturing, and passionate about early childhood education.
Duties and Responsibilities
If you would rather apply locally, please email documentation to:
Lindsey Bailey
lbailey@egreene.k12.in.us
Cari Helms
chelms@egreene.k12.in.us
Mail
HR Coordinator
Eastern Greene Schools
1471 N. St. Rd. 43
Bloomfield, IN 47424
Fax
Attention of Cari Helms at (812) 825-9413.
Instructional Assistants at the Early Learning Center supports the Preschool Coordinator and lead teachers in creating a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for young children. This part-time position (28 hours/week) involves assisting with classroom activities, supervising students, preparing materials, and supporting the social, emotional, and academic growth of preschool-aged children. The ideal candidate is patient, nurturing, and passionate about early childhood education.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides overall assistance to teacher
- Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task
- Takes over classes when the teacher has meetings, parent conferences, emergencies, etc.
- Prepares and distributes classroom materials; assists in the clean up of materials
- Monitors students at various times including recess, cafeteria, seat work, etc.
- Assists individual students and small groups with learning tasks as assigned by the teacher
- Administers first aid to sick or injured students until nurse can take over
- Assist with children's hygiene needs, which may include toileting
- Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with young children
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, parents/guardians, and others contacted in the course of work
- Perform any other related duties as assigned
- Frequent bending, kneeling, reaching, and squatting
- Must be able to carry, lift, push or pull routinely
- Work involves walking or standing most of the time, but may involve sitting for brief periods of time
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Preferred: one to two years prior related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.
If you would rather apply locally, please email documentation to:
Lindsey Bailey
lbailey@egreene.k12.in.us
Cari Helms
chelms@egreene.k12.in.us
HR Coordinator
Eastern Greene Schools
1471 N. St. Rd. 43
Bloomfield, IN 47424
Fax
Attention of Cari Helms at (812) 825-9413.
