Instructional Assistant - 2023/2024 School Year

Job Description

Openings at: Bradley, Eisenhower, and MacArthur Elementary School and Patton Jr. High School

Purpose: The Instructional Assistant, under the supervision of the Principal and certified/licensed staff, will support learning for all students by working with students in whole groups, small groups, and one-on-one instructional settings. The Instructional Assistant will work with students from PreK through 9th grade in general education and special education classrooms.

Reports to: Building Principal

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly ($12.35 per hour, 7.5-hour work day)

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic computer skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate an ability to work well with children
• Demonstrate an ability to work well with colleagues
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
• 2+ years experience working with school-aged children

Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily

• Assist certified staff with the presentation of learning materials and instructional exercises
• Assist the certified/licensed professional as assigned by the Principal
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the certified/licensed professional
• Assist the classroom teacher in all ways possible based on the specific needs of the individual classroom to ensure its smooth operation
• Assist students in their completion of classroom assignments, homework, and projects
• Assure students understand classroom rules and procedures
• Assist students by answering student questions, providing proper examples, emotional support, and gentle guidance to peer expectations
• Escort or transport students to and from classrooms, offices, cafeteria, or other areas within the building
• Assist in the monitoring of student progress
• Assist with the management of assessment records and student portfolios
• Supervise students in the lunchroom, playground, getting on and/or off the school bus, and other areas as assigned by the Principal
• Maintain a positive attitude, friendly interactions, and work cooperatively with students and staff
• Follow all federal, state, Board, and district policies and procedures
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality concerning students, families, and other district personnel
• Support the physical needs of students based on their chronological age
• Perform other duties as assigned by the certified/licensed professional and/or Principal
• Maintain regular and routine attendance at work

General Responsibilities

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  Model and implement how to properly utilize academic/behavioral curriculum within the district as assigned by the certified/licensed professional
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment for students
• Regularly collaborate with certified/licensed professionals on student concerns or issues
• Model and maintain high ethical standards
• Assist with classroom and material management
• Attend in-service and professional development as assigned

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk, and reach overhead
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Physical agility to lift 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen, and printed material with or without vision aids

Terms of Employment: At-will employment. The Board will determine salary and work schedule.

Evaluation: Performance evaluations in accordance with the Board's policy and the Classified Employee Handbook.

Fort Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promoting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status under local, state or federal law.