Fleming County Schools
Job Description
Updated February 2024
Class Code: 7320
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Instructional Assistant I
Responsible To: Principal
Basic Function: Work with and under the supervision of the regularly employed
teacher. He/she shall assist in directing the learning
experiences of pupils in all activities sponsored by the school
and follow the guidelines for enforcing all board and school
policies.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Work with small groups of students to reinforce learning.
- Perform clerical duties similar to those of a regular teacher.
- Guide independent study enrichment work and remedial work.
- Set up and use audiovisual media.
- Assist teacher with instructional and noninstructional classroom duties.
- Check notebooks correct papers and supervise testing and makeup work.
- Assist in drill work.
- Assist small groups of students in the classroom and other instructional settings.
- Prepare perform and supervise with regular classroom teacher for all classroom activities.
- Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students their needs interests and abilities.
- Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Work as a team member under the supervisor of the regularly employed teacher.
- Check and record students daily attendance and academic progress but confer with regular teacher before cumulative grades are recorded.
- Participate in InService Training programs and any scheduled faculty activities as directed.
- Perform administration of medication and other health services such as tube feeding and catheterization as instructed by a health professional.
- Perform such other duties as assigned by the principal or superintendent.
Ability To:
Communicate effectively orally and in writing
Use hands for simple grasping and fine motor manipulations.
Sit bend squat crawl climb and reach within the scope of working with students.
Lift carry push or pull light weights up to 50 pounds.
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED
48 college/university hours OR passing score on Kentucky Paraeducator Exam
Terms of Employment:
Salary and work year to be established by the board of education.
Evaluation:
Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of board policy for classified personnel.