Preschool Instructional Assistant I Substitute Special Education - Part Time
Mesa Public Schoolsis an award-winning district and voted Best Place to Work in Mesa. With over 9000 employees we are the largest school district in have sent generations of students through our schools as we are the premier educational choice in Arizona.
Base Rate: | $19.64 |
Performance Pay: | N/A |
New hire experience: | N/A |
New hire education: | N/A |
Class/Calendar: | B21 9.25 months |
Hours: | Part-time (29 hours per week) |
FSLA: | Non-Exempt |
Benefits: | None |
OVERVIEW:
To assist (under direct supervision) in the supervision and instruction of students; to provide assistance to the teacher in overall classroom activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 6 months experience with preschool children and 60 credits in early childhood OR the ability to pass the ParaPro test.
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Ability to work well with young children staff and parents; good verbal and written communication skills; maintain confidentiality
- Computer proficiency to include basic abilities in using the districts Google platform
- Ability to operate standard office machines
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload and to work with minimum supervision
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform a variety of instructional tasks according to classroom teachers direction to support teacher in the instructional process
- Assist students individually or in groups with activities to present and/or to reinforce learning concepts
- Confer with teachers if requested by teacher to assist in the evaluation of students progress in relation to established educational objectives
- Develop classroom materials (i.e. instructional activities bulletin boards reference materials etc.) to provide assistance to teacher in support of lesson plans
- Maintain instructional equipment to ensure the availability of items when required
- Monitor individual students classroom environment playground activities etc. to reinforce positive student behavior to assist teacher in supervision of students and to ensure a safe and positive learning environment
- Perform record keeping and general clerical functions (i.e. student records schedules lesson plans progress reports etc.) to support the teacher and/or administrator in providing records and/or materials
- May be required to assist students who need support in addressing personal care needs due to a severe medical condition and/or physical limitations (i.e. toileting feeding dressing suctioning etc) to ensure their functioning in a school environment
- Regular and on-time attendance required
- Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
- Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities
SUPERVISION
Classroom Teacher
Site Administrator
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION:The district does not discriminate on the basis of race color ethnicity national originreligion sex or gender sexual orientation disability age or marital status.