Arts Specialist Assistant

Job Description

WORK LENGTH: 3.6 Hours Daily (18 hours per week)

WORK DAYS: 193 Calendar Days

CLASS TITLE:Arts Specialist Assistant

GOAL:To assist credentialed teachers in providing a developmentally appropriate arts curriculum to students through arts in its many forms and traditions and to encourage and assist students to express themselves through the arts.

SALARY RANGE:$43.66-53.08 per hour

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Assist teacher with the following:

• Plan develop and execute standards based arts activities.E
• Organize and prep necessary materials for activities.E

And

• Work collaboratively with teachers to deliver art activities within the classroom to support the integration of arts into all areas of the curriculum.E
• Attend professional development and department/grade level meetings.
• Work collaboratively with the VAPA Staff and School Site staff.
• As directed assists teachers in general supervision of students.
• Supports the goals of the Board approved 2023-2027 Strategic Arts Plan.

*Enotes essential duties

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Training and Experience:

• Related Art experience
• Practicing artists with experience working with students preferred
• Arts degree college level arts coursework or professional artist work equivalency preferred
• Familiarity with the California Arts Teaching Standards

Knowledge of:

• Ability to relate to children
• Ability to collaborate and plan with classroom teachers and Arts Staff

• Diverse academic socioeconomic cultural and ethnic backgrounds of students

Ability to:

• Perform the duties of the position with or without accommodation

Certificates and Other Requirements:

Ability to meet proficiency requirements as set forth in applicable state and federal laws and District Annual Notice (i.e. Mandated Reporting Bloodborne Pathogen).

Environment:

School-based settings or other District-designated environments.

Physical Abilities:

Sufficient vision to monitor students during activities and to read instructional materials; hearing and speaking to exchange information and provide assistance to students and staff; frequently walking reaching holding with arms bending at the waist crouching and/or squatting to assist students; dexterity of hands and fingers to assist students and to operate specialized equipment or office equipment; pushing wheelchairs; lifting and/or manipulating objects or persons and/or use of motion up to 25 lbs. Or equivalent with or without assistance by another individual and/or with or without the assistance of devices designed to support the lifting effort.

Other Qualifications:

Must successfully pass the Districts pre-employment requirements ie: fingerprinting and TB testing.

Board Approved March 6 2024

Required Experience:

IC