What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Assistant position at Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township?
Position Type :
Early Learning Center / Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
Date Posted : 8 / 20 / 2024
Location :
Early Learning Center - Amy Beverland
Title : Instructional Assistant
Qualifications : High School graduate or an approved education tor each position. Proficiency in the use of English / Math as demonstrated by the Praxis. Personal characteristics compatible to the teaching process such as enthusiasm, flexibility, compassion, reliability, and professionalism.
Reports to : Principal
Performance Responsibilities :
- Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
- Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
- Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work, as assigned by the teacher.
- Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling.
- Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
- Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
- Participates in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.
- Guides children in working and playing harmoniously with other children.
- Provides escort and assistance to children as necessary.
- Assists teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas.
- Assists with the supervision of children during regular play periods.
- Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
- Collects and records collection of money if needed.
- Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
- Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
- Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
- Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the principal may assign.
Required : Proof of one of the following :
If candidate has neither the qualification, nor the proof, they can take the ParaPro PRAXIS exam for a fee. Contact sarahstephenson@msdlt.k12.in.us for more information.
