Substitute Instructional Assistant

Palmdale School District•Palmdale, CA

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About The Position

The Substitute Instructional Assistant supports educational programs by preparing teaching materials, supervising students, and helping meet students’ educational needs. The role assists teachers with lessons and classroom activities, supports individual and small-group learning, helps maintain order and a positive learning environment, and performs routine clerical and instructional support duties. Work may take place indoors and outdoors, including possible physical education assignments. Applicants must satisfy an academic proficiency requirement through college coursework, an associate degree or higher, or a qualifying academic assessment.

Requirements

Formal or informal education or training sufficient to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.
Meet academic proficiency requirements through one of the following: completion of at least 48 college units; an associate degree or higher; or successful completion of an academic assessment covering reading, writing, and mathematics.
Applicants relying on college coursework or a degree must attach official college transcripts to the application; otherwise, they must take and pass the academic proficiency assessment in addition to the job-specific examination.
Foreign high school or college coursework must be supported by a Foreign Equivalency Certification from a professional agency recognized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Applicants meeting minimum qualifications must take a qualifying written multiple-choice examination; valid picture identification is required for admission.

Nice To Haves

Some instructional assistant experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

Assist teachers in lessons and classroom activities, projects, and related cleanup.
Help individual students and small groups develop academic skills, including reading, spelling, and mathematics.
Observe students, answer questions, provide individual instruction, and counsel or calm students as needed.
Help maintain order in classrooms and on school grounds.
Supervise students during playground activities, bus loading and unloading, outings, and other activities.
Prepare instructional and testing materials; administer and score tests; correct papers; and help prepare graphic and written teaching materials.
Help assess whether programs and materials meet students’ needs.
Collect, assemble, and distribute textbooks, learning materials, supplies, equipment, and other resources; assist with ordering instructional materials when needed.
Record grades, take attendance, maintain attendance records, and complete forms and applications as needed.
Help maintain an orderly learning environment, including preparing bulletin board materials and decorating classrooms.
Attend and participate in faculty, staff, in-service, and parent conferences and meetings as required.
Set up and operate audio-visual equipment, computers, copying machines, and other instructional equipment.
Perform general clerical duties and other related duties as assigned.