Instructional Assistant SDC

Requirements / Qualifications

3 Professional References The position requires a high school diploma and successful completion of a local LEA competency assessment demonstrating knowledge and ability to assist in reading, writing, and mathematics instruction.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Summary Provides instructional, group, and individual behavior, and clerical support to teachers in special education and English Learner classroom settings, assisting individuals or small groups of students in enhancing learning. Assists teachers with instruction and classroom management that occur in special education and general education classrooms and playfield environments.

Distinguishing Career Features The Instruction Assistant II requires more advanced knowledge, skill, and ability to work with special student populations including English Learners. Instruction Assistants II are typically assigned to a range of Special Education environments and students who will rotate from special education to general education classrooms through and including frequent support to severely handicapped students. These positions typically have work assignments involving academic, therapeutic, behavioral, and medical dimensions.

Some assignments may require bi-lingual/bi-literate competency. Physical Abilities Requires the ability to perform indoors in an office and/or classroom/laboratory environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary to moderately active nature. Requires near visual acuity to read and write printed materials and computer screens.

Requires hearing and speech ability for ordinary and telephonic conversation, speaking to groups, and hearing sound prompts from equipment. Requires ambulatory ability to move about the office, classroom/laboratory, and school grounds, tutor, assist with presentations and reach work materials. Requires sufficient manual and finger dexterity to demonstrate teaching aids, point out important words/figures to students, and operate personal computers.

Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and move supplies, fixtures, wheelchairs, etc., of light-to-medium weight (under 50 pounds) on a regular basis, and heavyweight (under 75 pounds) without labor-saving equipment on an intermittent basis. Educat

View Job Description

For more information about this position, go to the pdf file here https://edjoinprodstoragewest.blob.core.windows.net/jobdescriptions/228/jobDescription133565557105213789.pdf