Instructional Aide
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Job Location:
Little Rock, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The instructional aide provides support for students to enable access to curriculum and academic instruction throughout the school day. The instructional aide role in K-2 will support 1-2 classrooms daily providing instructional supervisory and behavioral support.
Essential Job Expectations:
- Discuss classroom learning activities with the lead teacher(s) to coordinate instructional efforts and to implement instructional programs.
- Provide assistance to students as required via IEP 504 behavior plan or wrap-around team.
- Review and follow behavioral plans as appropriate and document progress or deficits in meeting goals.
- Provide small and whole group support to students in various subject matters
- Support elementary students with phonics and reading skills including providing support during diagnostic testing small group instruction and remedial support as needed
- Operate a variety of office machines and/or instructional equipment such as copy machine computer laminator telephone etc.
- Perform a variety of classroom associated clerical work such as typing sorting filing keeping accurate records setting up and maintaining file folders recording attendance completing forms and applications measuring cutting and copying
- Prepare various teaching aids and materials such as charts graphs and other related items using such methods as typing copying collating stapling and other laminating
- May call parents to arrange appointments to provide approved information about school or student
- Understand and carry out oral and written instruction
- Learn to tutor students in various subject matters and to work with students with and/or without disabilities
- Before school transition lunch and after school supervisory support
- Use deescalation strategies as necessary with students in need of a reset opportunity
- Motivate and encourage positive learning patterns and behavior to students with disabilities and special learning needs
- Keep accurate records
- Demonstrate understanding and patience toward all students
- Demonstrate confidence tact and sound judgment
- Demonstrate adaptability to changing circumstances and priorities within the learning environment
- Demonstrate a willingness to work collaboratively as an educational team member
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications :
Consistent with ESEA and other related legislation candidates for this classification must meet the following standards:
- Possess a high school diploma (or equivalent) AND one of the following:
- * Completion of at least two years of college (48 units) OR
- * Attainment of an AA (or higher) degree
IOTA strongly prefers candidates who have one or more of the following:
- One year experience working with elementary school-aged adolescents/children in a structured environment preferred
- Minimum of six months working with with elementary school-aged children in tutoring classroom summer/camp setting required
- Any other combination of training an experience that could likely provide the desired skills knowledge or abilities may be considered however experience cannot substitute for the required minimum education and a willingness to work collaboratively as an educational team member
- IOTA will also provide individualized coaching for instructional aides interested in transitioning to teaching.
Must be able to:
- Remain in stationary position for periods of time including bending squatting kneeling sitting on the ground or at desks with students
- Ability to move about the campus accompany students around the building supporting during lunch transitions or dismissal
- Regularly needs to be able to move throughout a school building including climbing stairs entering/exiting classrooms/building supporting students on/off the bus as needed
- Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as calculator copy machines and printer.
- Constantly must be able to communicate and exchange information with all stakeholders through both written and oral communication.
- Transport or lift student as needed
Additional Information :
The wage for this position will be $16 per hour. We also offer a comprehensive benefits plan as well as the opportunity to impact a growing mission-driven organization that is committed to the success of all students.
Job Type: Full-time
This employer strives for a balanced productive workforce which is diverse in terms of age gender and cultural identity. We do not base hiring or promotional decisions on factors other than performance and professional growth potential. This role follows the school calendar with summer work not guaranteed.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- System Design
- Classroom Experience
- Learning Technology
- Instructional Design
- Adult Education
- SCORM
- LMS
- Training & Development
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Captivate
- Curriculum Development
- Web Accessibility
About Company
IOTA Community Schools is a network of four public charter schools in Memphis, Tennessee. We operate both "fresh start" schools and "zoned-enrollment" turnaround schools. From 6th through 12th grades, our schools serve predominantly minority and low-income populations likely to be fir ... View more
