Instructional Assistant for the 2023-2024 School Year

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SUMMARY:

Assist the teacher in daily classroom and building activities. Classroom assignment/s and grades level/s are based on student need as determined by the administrator.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Implement small group instruction based on student needs under direction of teacher.
• Work cooperatively, as a team, with other teachers and assistants.
• Follow plans to work with, motivate and engage various learners.
• Assemble needed materials for small group instruction or interventions.
• Use technology (e.g. computers, tablets, iPads) to maintain accurate records of student attendance, performance and other clerical functions.
• Communicate in written and verbal form with administrators, teachers, and other stakeholders.
• Perform recess, lunchroom and other duties as assigned.
• Assist with set up of classroom and prepare materials for specialized instructional units.
• Create and maintain educational bulletin board displays.
• Operate standard school equipment.
• Escort and supervise students as they move to and from various rooms.
• Attend training and implement various interventions and utilize positive behavior supports.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain regular attendance.

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents, and the school community.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of, and in compliance with, corporation policies and state requirements.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with EVSC employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment
• Strive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide success
• Provide excellent service in all forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focus
• Successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Ability to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvement
• Exude a positive and dependable work ethic
• Highly organized with attention to detail

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises students.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED required. All new employees are required to complete required online professional development within 60 days of employment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write reports and general correspondence.
• Ability, both orally and in writing, to present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals and groups of educators, administrators, parents, students, and the general public.
• Ability always to communicate using correct grammar.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and to understand abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to use available information and develop realistic long-term and short-term plans for curricular goals.

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

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, see, and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to read small print.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.
• Must be able to push items of fifty pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level will vary depending on the daily activity.
• It, at times, is very quiet in the classroom but often, as in the cafeteria and/or school assemblies, is moderate to very loud.
• The employee must often meet deadlines and must report to class and/or duty assignments on time.
• The work environment includes inside and outside areas.
• The work environment includesexposure to sunlight; risk of being bitten by animals or insects; exposure to environmental allergens (grass, weeds, pollens, trees) and occasional exposure to solvents, degreasers, pesticides and/or herbicides.
• The employee may be exosed to CRT’s.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.

It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, veteran status, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C. 22-9-1), Title VI (Civil Rights Acts of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).

Questions concerning compliance with these laws should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713, phone number 435-8508.

The interview committee will give preference to candidates who, through the interview process, past experience, and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.