Instructional Assistant Head Start Richmond Success Academy
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Job Location:
Richmond, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: | Instructional Assistant |
Terms of Employment: | 9.5-month Support (191 Day 7 hours) |
FLSA Status: | Non-Exempt |
Work Location: | Head Start Richmond Success Academy |
Immediate Supervisor: | Specialist Child Development |
General Description:
Duties performed typically in a school setting. Performs professional work providing teaching and/or training services to students in a specialized subject. Work requires frequent standing sitting light lifting up to 10 pounds walking vocal communication for expressing or exchanging ideas hearing to perceive information at a normal spoken word level and visual acuity for preparing and analyzing written or computer data.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists the teacher or designated supervisor with instructional activities.
- Assists students in reinforcing material already presented through special efforts and repetitions.
- Assists students with self-care areas to build independence.
- Prepares and maintains files and reports.
- Assists the teacher in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks.
- Assists the teacher in providing individual and small-group instruction providing learning experiences to pupils in language arts social studies pre-reading arithmetic science art physical education and music.
- Assists the teacher in providing individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs.
- Reinforces acceptable student behavior in a consistent and positive manner and assists with daily supervision of students.
- Encourages proper care and use of school facilities property and equipment and participates in curriculum development programs as required.
- Participates in planning daily and long-range lessons and classroom activities and conducts learning exercises with small groups of children.
- Guides children in working and playing harmoniously with other children and alerts the teacher to special needs of individual children.
- Performs other related tasks as required.
Qualifications:
- Current Child Development Associate (CDA) credential required; or an associate or bachelors degree (in any area) from an accredited college or university recognized by the Virginia Department of Education.
- A minimum of one-year working experience as an instructional assistant preferred.
- Excellent communication organizational time management and public relations skills are required.
- Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Must have good skills in operating personal computers and related software.
- Must be adaptable to changing priorities have the ability to work independently and/or with minimum supervision and the ability to effectively handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
- Must have good knowledge of and understanding of child growth and development and paraprofessional instructional procedures and practices.
- Must have some knowledge of the instructional goals and the policies of public schools.
- Considerable patience and the ability to work effectively with children and faculty members are essential.
- Must be able to follow written and oral instructions and to perform all required tasks.
HOW TO APPLY:All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an online application. Please access website at:
Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume transcript and license if applicable.Three references names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process.Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation fingerprinting and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.
PAY SCALE:G-108.2 starting salary is 30000 and maximum hiring salary is $46135. Comes with excellent benefits.
START DATE:Based on School Board approval
Key Skills
- System Design
- Classroom Experience
- Learning Technology
- Instructional Design
- Adult Education
- SCORM
- LMS
- Training & Development
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Captivate
- Curriculum Development
- Web Accessibility
