Position: Instructional Assistant - part-time
Grade Level: K-8
Reports To: Principal
Work Year/Day: 2025-2026, 5 Days per Week, 181 days, part-time schedule to be determined
Salary/Grade: Anchorage Independent Classified & Certified Salary Schedule, Classified Salary Schedule Grade V & Grade VI, Grade and step is determined by experience and education
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Passing score on the Kentucky Para-Educator Assessment Exam or forty-eight (48) college credit hours.
- Previous experience in a school setting is preferred.
- Technology skills preferred (teleconferencing, Google tools, creating videos, etc.).
- Knowledge of child growth and development/interest in children.
- Criminal Background Check (upon offer of employment)/KY Cabinet for Families and Children verification letter of no history of substantiated abuse/neglect.
- Minimum of three (3) references.
- Requires the ability to lift and carry moderate weight.
Scope of Responsibilities: Acts as instructional assistant to teacher. Helps teacher with the instruction and supervision of children. Maintains a positive attitude and helps improve the learning environment.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Assists with the implementation of the teacher’s lesson plans and instruction.
- Interacts one-on-one with students who need help.
- Is assertive in keeping students on task while remaining sensitive to students’ needs, abilities, and ages.
- Monitors students during special recreational activities.
- Helps special area teachers by supervising class-to-class and assists in class when needed.
- Assists in helping publish students’ books and other writing.
- Runs copies for teachers.
- Assists with grading and averaging of grades.
- Helps with bulletin boards.
- Accompanies teacher on field trips.
- Helps classroom management of student work.
- Helps set up materials for classroom projects.
- Helps with housekeeping chores for opening and closing of school.
- Assists teachers with portfolios as needed.
- Administers health services, which may include provision of direct health care, administration of medication, including the operation, maintenance, or health care through the use of medical equipment; or the administration of clinical procedures, if trained and properly delegated authority to perform the service by a physician or nurse.
- Supports exceptional children as assigned by the principal.
- Completes training as required.
- Completes other tasks as assigned.
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