Instructional Aide- Transitional Kindergarten

JOB DESCRIPTION:

There are upcoming vacancies anticipated throughout the District. When submitting your application, please make sure to select the District Areas of interest in the "Desired Employment" section of the application.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Assists a teacher or other certificated employee in a transitional kindergarten classroom by preparing and conducting instructional support to individuals and small groups of transitional kindergarten students.

· visit www.lausdjobs.org for more information and to apply!

JOB DUTIES:

• Assists a teacher in the supervision and implementation of instructional support utilizing standardized procedures, as directed by the classroom teacher, that are aligned with the California Kindergarten Common Core State Standards for extended kindergarten students.
• Assists with comprehension of age-appropriate text so students are exposed to a variety of literature in different genre.
• Organizes and implements small group and/or individual activities according to a teacher’s lesson plan to reinforce and follow-up on learning activities.
• Assists in providing experiences to promote social-emotional skills and enforcing and monitoring positive behavior practices, safety rules, and appropriate standards of behavior.
• Assists in providing engaging activities to develop early math, science, and language skills and prompts critical thinking through questions aligned with the teacher’s lesson plan.
• Sets up a variety of culturally diverse instructional aids, displays and exhibits under the direction of a teacher and aligned with the teacher’s lesson plan.
• Assists teachers on curricular trips by helping students with concept development, physical needs, and the development of appropriate behavior.
• Monitors and reports student progress regarding performance and behavior Assist students with developing appropriate toileting practices and assists students to clean up and change soiled clothing.
• Provides student-centered, differentiated tutoring under the supervision of the teacher for individual students and/or small groups in areas of physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and language development of children.
• Assists students in the operation of a variety of instructional aids, media, computer terminals and software programs, as necessary.
• Conducts daily health screening of children. - Performs related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

In compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 and other related legislation, candidates for this classification must meet the following standards:

Paraprofessionals who provide instructional assistance are required to pass the District Proficiency Test and possess a high school diploma or equivalent

*AND* one of the following:

• Completion of 48 semester units or 72 quarter units from a recognized college or university,

OR

• Possession of an associate or higher degree, from a recognized college or university

OR

• Receipt of a passing score on the Instructional Assistance Test.

**All applicants must apply on the LAUSD Talent Acquisition and Selection Branch website to be officially considered**visit www.lausdjobs.org for more information and to apply!

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $17.22 - $18.31 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: One location