Instructional Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply appropriate techniques and methods of student supervision and classroom management in setting involving students with moderate to severe learning and/or social/behavioral problems.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment which can be both physically and emotionally fatiguing.
• Ability to work with students who may exhibit aggressive behavior as required of specific job assignment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in EI/ECSE with children with special needs preferred.
• Experience (or comparable experience) working as instructional assistant preferred.
• Willing to learn and use Positive Behavior Intervention & Support (PBIS)

Responsibilities

• Implements individualized programs, activities and supervision of assigned students with disabilities as directed by classroom teacher.
• Assist with helping students develop positive interpersonal relationships with peers and adults; promoting safety of the students by helping them develop self-confidence and coping skills.
• Ability to assist in the delivery of instructional programs and activities to students who have moderate to severe learning and physical disabilities and/or social/behavioral problems.
• Attends to students' physical needs: mobility, eating, dressing, bath-rooming, diapering and delegable nursing tasks with appropriate training including possible swimming activities.
• Prepares and cleans-up classroom, playground and student areas.
• Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
• Utilizes therapeutic interventions as trained, to include performing physical restraints as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Implement individualized programs with students as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Types or writes reports, IEPs/IFSPs, and other forms from teacher prepared script.
• Collects data on programs as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Completes curriculum-based assessments in classroom or personal homes.

Benefits

• health, dental and vision
• Paid holidays and sick leave provided
• Retirement through the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System