ELD Instructional Assistant
About The Position
Assist certified staff in meeting individual student needs within a variety of instructional settings. This role involves reinforcing English language development in content areas such as math, English language arts, social studies, and science. The assistant will work with individuals and groups of students to reinforce or remediate learning, guide independent work, and organize/prepare instructional materials. Responsibilities also include reviewing student work, supervising testing, maintaining records, collaborating with teachers, and assisting in student supervision. The position may also involve serving as a substitute teacher and requires maintaining ethical behavior and confidentiality.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with students and adults required.
- Computer application skills required.
- Satisfy all district requirements with regard to physical health and citizenship.
- Stand for extended periods
- Sit for extended periods
- Twist at the neck and trunk
- Bend at the waist
- Stoop, kneel, crouch
- Lift/move up to 20 pounds
- Handle objects and tools with hands
- Repetitive use of fingers and hands
- Close, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus (visual requirements)
- Adequate hearing/speaking to exchange information
Nice To Haves
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.
Responsibilities
- Reinforce English language development in content areas; math, English language arts, social studies, and science.
- Work with individuals and groups of students to reinforce or remediate learning initially introduced by the teacher.
- Guide student independent, enrichment, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
- Organize, distribute, collect, and prepare materials, i.e., project materials, student manipulatives, etc.
- Review student work, supervise testing and assessments, and maintain records as assigned by the teacher.
- Collaborate with teachers in planning and curricular areas.
- Assist in the supervision of students in a variety of settings.
- Serve as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the teacher or may be assigned as the substitute teacher.
- Maintain a level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of certified teachers.
- Perform all other duties assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
