Instructional Assistant - Part Time - Porter Elementary School
About The Position
Forbes names Mesa Public Schools in their list of Best Employers in Arizona for multiple years. East Valley Tribune names Mesa Public Schools as Best Place to Work in East Valley for multiple years. Employment Type: Part-time (29 hours per week) Base Hourly: $16.31 Class/Calendar: A11, 9.25 months Benefits: None Performance Pay: Available annually New Hire Experience: 1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum New Hire Education: 1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position Job Summary: To provide assistance to the teacher in a variety of instructional activities and to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
Requirements
- High School education or equivalent required
- Associate’s degree or 60 college credit hours required at time of hire OR pass the ParaPro Test provided by the district free of charge
- Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate
- Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name, served by strength and need, and graduates ready for college, career and community
- Ability to work well with students, staff and parents; good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to operate general office machines
- Ability to organize and prioritize
Responsibilities
- Work in close proximity with assigned teacher and students
- Assist students, individually or in groups, to reinforce skills and/or oversee learning activities
- Assist with classroom computer instruction
- Participate as a stakeholder in school improvement initiatives
- Develop classroom materials (i.e. instructional activities, bulletin boards, reference materials, etc.) to provide assistance to teacher in support of lesson plans
- Maintain instructional equipment to ensure the availability of items when required
- Perform record keeping and general clerical functions (i.e. student records, schedules, lesson plans, progress reports, etc.) to support the teacher and/or administrator in providing records and/or materials
- Regular and on-time attendance required
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
- Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
