Dare County Schools

Title: EC Instructional Assistant
School: First Flight Middle School
Reports to: Principal
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The job of the Instructional Assistant is to provide support to the instructional program with specific responsibility for collaborating with classroom teachers to work with small groups of students, assisting the teachers with identified students in need of intervention or enrichment, and maintaining related records.
POSITION TYPE: Regular Full-Time PAY GRADE: Noncertified Grade 56
QUALIFICATIONS:
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<li>Minimum education requirement: Associate’s Degree or equivalent;</li>
<li>Experience working in an educational environment (substitute teaching, tutoring, etc.)</li>
</ul>
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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<li>Assists individual or small groups of students with all curricular areas for the purpose of building background knowledge, practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts, and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards;</li>
<li>Collaborates with classroom teachers regarding student progress for the purpose of developing a successful learning environment and identifying appropriate tools and resources;</li>
<li>Conducts assessments under the supervision of classroom teachers for the purpose of evaluating students’ instructional needs;</li>
<li>Maintains manual and electronic files and records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing written reference, providing a safe learning environment, and/or meeting mandated requirements;</li>
<li>Ability to implement academic and behavioral interventions, as needed;</li>
<li>Organize and ready instructional materials for use in small groups (i.e. books, manipulatives, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials for presenting and/or reinforcing concepts;</li>
<li>Reports student-specific progress and observations for the purpose of assisting the teachers in implementing instructional plans;</li>
<li>Support in supervising students in class, between classes, during lunch and recess, and on field trips, as needed;</li>
<li>Participates in meetings, in-service presentations, and professional learning as assigned for the purpose of acquiring and/or communicating information relative to job functions;</li>
<li>Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures;</li>
<li>Observes confidentiality and safeguards all student related information;</li>
<li>Reports to the supervising teacher about student incidents/variances or complaints.</li>
</ul>
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
Instructional Assistants to Exceptional Children will have the following additional functions:
<ul>
<li>Support students with special needs in the educational setting;</li>
<li>Assist students in regular education classes to support learning by adapting information and tasks to their learning style and IEP goals;</li>
<li>May be assigned to students in order to help meet their basic needs (transitions between locations, eating, or personal hygiene);</li>
<li>Support students in the learning of life skills necessary to find a job and/or live independently after graduation;</li>
</ul>

FFMS- Instructional Assistant: Exceptional Children

FFMS- Instructional Assistant: Exceptional Children

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