Instructional Assistant Office Secretary

This is a full-time position that will besplit between classroom instructional assistant and main office secretary.

Job Purpose Statement:

The purpose of the Instructional Assistant is to assists a classroom or special education teacher by performing a wide variety of instructional and clerical duties along with student supervision.

Job Qualifications: Education and Experience:

1. High School diploma or equivalent;
2. 72 quarter hours of accredited college or equivalent education or successfully passed Work Keys Test in the areas of Math Reading and Business Writing.

Licenses Certifications Bonding and/or Testing Required:

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance
• Valid Drivers License and evidence of insurability
• Successfully pass district background screening

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of basic teaching methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of instructional materials and their uses.
• Knowledge of effective student management techniques.
• Knowledge of current office practices and procedures.
• Ability to enjoy interaction with and effectively supervise students.
• Ability to instruct a wide variety of students in a number of different situations.
• Ability to understand the phases and temperaments of children and young adolescents at different growth and maturity levels.
• Ability to pass and physically demonstrate the physical restraint of students under the Oregon State Restraint and CPI Guidelines.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in stressful situations.
• Ability to operate basic office and audio-visual equipment.
• Ability to accurately perform alphabetizing record-keeping and filing procedures.
• Ability to accurately transfer record and convey information and materials as required by the position.
• Ability to abide by the confidentiality rights of students and parents.
• Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to apply school district rules regulations policies and practices in a fair consistent manner.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists with implementing the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for each assigned student.
• Assists special education staff with preparation implementation and evaluation of individual and group instructional and/or behavioral programs.
• Assists in communicating with teachers and parents on a students progress.
• Assists with record-keeping to monitor students daily and monthly data on learning progress.
• Assists students in understanding instructional and/or behavioral concepts by reemphasizing the basic elements of teacher directed activities.
• Provides students with additional practice on identified skill area.
• Assists with the preparation of instructional and/or behavioral for classroom activities.
• Guides independent study and remedial work set up by the teacher.
• Supervises and performs academic and classroom testing in accordance with established procedures.
• Sets up and operates audio-visual and other instructional equipment.
• Records grades checks student work corrects papers that do not require subjective evaluation and supervises testing and make-up work.
• Secures and stores instructional materials as needed by the teacher or students.
• Supervises students during instructional and non-instructional activities including hallways lunchroom playground gymnasium and library and bus lines.
• Keeps records and charts of student progress.
• Assists in filing sorting alphabetizing data collecting and organizing materials.
• Collects and accounts for monies received.
• Enforces classroom and school rules in a consistent manner and follows guidelines for implementation of disciplinary actions.
• Detains students for alleged misconduct and delivers students to appropriate authority.
• Monitors all non-school personnel and directs them to the officer or off school premises.
• Maintains a positive and effective relationship with students staff parents and patrons.

Educational Skills:

Language & Communication:

• Ability to comprehend interpret and explain pertinent laws rules regulations policies and procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions correspondence and memos.
• Ability to speak effectively with other employees and/or students
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators managers employees clients customers and/or the general public
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals or groups.

Mathematical:

• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to make accurate mathematical computations or apply standardized statistical procedures.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.

Workplace Expectations:

• Work effectively with and respond to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior speech and dress in a neat clean and appropriate professional manner for the assignment and work setting.
• Have regular and punctual attendance.
• Confer regularly with other ESD staff ESD Districts and immediate supervisor.
• Follow all District policies work procedures and reasonable requests by proper authority.

Maintain the integrity of confidential information relating to a student family colleague or District patron.

Required Experience:

Junior IC