1. Monitor, assist, supervise, and support students during teacher-directed whole group, small group, individualized instruction, independent work, and cooperative learning activities.
2. Assist teacher(s) with classroom/student management and maintaining a safe classroom environment that is conducive to effective learning, including monitoring student behavior using positive behavior supports.
3. Provide follow-up and review after teacher-directed instruction and learned behaviors and skills, including the use of assistive technology, in a comprehensible manner that enables students to approach and interrelate topics from a variety of perspectives, interests, and points of view.
4. Support students’ instructional programs through the preparation and implementation of educational materials, lesson plans, media, and technology and assist with the design of the academic program based on the assessed needs of students.
5. Perform clerical tasks associated with instructional activities, prepare the classroom for activities, and prepare/collect materials and equipment for teacher(s) as needed, including adaptive equipment when applicable.
6. Demonstrate a breadth of subject matter knowledge using the current references, materials, and technologies of the subject field, and communicate the information using language and style appropriate to the developmental stage of the learner.
7. Aid with supervision, escorting, and movement of students in specific school settings or specialized functions during the school day, before and after school, during emergency drills, assemblies, and between class times (e.g., playground, media center, physical education class, mealtime in the cafeteria, etc.).
8. Provide support in developing/maintaining students’ daily living needs and medical needs, such as toilet needs, lifting, diapering, feeding and personal hygiene, transferring, positioning, and ambulation as necessary.
9. Assist teacher(s) in observing, recording, and maintaining data about student performance and behavior and health status, and maintain confidentiality concerning this data.
10. Ride the bus and assist with the arrival, departure, and transportation of students as needed, including loading and unloading students at home and school and monitoring health status of students as needed.
11. Assist teacher(s) with administration of appropriate assessments and evaluation of student progress and comprehension on a regular basis, including preparing progress reports, providing feedback, and maintaining open lines of communication with students and parent(s)/guardian(s) as applicable, which includes preparing and disseminating family communication documents.
12. Assist teacher(s) with taking necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, materials, equipment, and facilities.
13. Intervene with District-Approved Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), first aid, medication, and child-specific procedures when indicated and appropriately trained.
14. Demonstrate dependability, integrity, and respect for individual differences.
15. Maintain required certifications by participating in workshops and in-service training sessions as required.
16. Assist with implementing educational and instructional goals that align with the District’s philosophy of education and instructional programs, Department of Education requirements, provisions of State and Federal law, and Head Start requirements, when applicable.
17. Follow District policies and procedures concerning education, health, safety, personal information, and the wellbeing of students.
18. Perform other duties as assigned.

Instructional Assistant Physical Education (PE) employees must also:

19. Demonstrate physical education activities and exercises to students as needed to reinforce routine practice exercises and skills training.

Instructional Assistant English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) employees must also:

20. Assist teacher(s) by providing home language assistance in basic subject area and assisting with communication between home and school in a language or mode of communication that is understandable to the parent/guardian.

21. Assist with the administration of ESOL eligibility testing.

22. Assist with regional ESOL Parent Advisory Councils as interpreter/translator.

23. Assist and serve as a member on the school’s Limited English Proficiency (LEP) committee.

• Knowledge and ability to assist in instructing subjects including, but not limited to, reading, writing, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate
• Operating knowledge of computer programs, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and web-based technologies and platforms
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences, orally and in writing, including electronic media
• Excellent time management skills and ability to organize, prioritize, and manage work assignments in an efficient manner and within established timeframes
• Knowledge of record-keeping procedures
• Ability to collect, summarize, analyze, and graph data
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with all stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and facilitate groups to consensus

Instructional Assistant PE employees must meet the following additional requirement:

• Ability to demonstrate and participate in required elementary physical activities

Instructional Assistant Pre-Kindergarten employees must meet the following additional requirement:

• Knowledge of federal and state guidelines related to Pre-Kindergarten Services

Instructional Assistant ESOL employees must meet the following additional requirement:

• Bilingual or multilingual in English and the language represented by at least 15 students of the same language background, written and oral fluency

Instructional Assistant Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) employees must meet the following additional requirement:

• Ability to communicate using sign language for those working with students who are deaf/hard of hearing

*Current and former parents or guardians of children served by the Head Start program must receive preference in Head Start vacancies for which they are qualified for employment.

• Associate degree from an accredited institution in the field of Education, or related field
• OR
• 60 semester hours of college/university level course work from an accredited institution
• OR
• Obtain qualifying score to pass the ParaPro Assessment
• All employees must satisfactorily complete any required trainings
• All employees must meet all mandated federal and state health requirements

• Two years’ experience working with students in a classroom environment
• Bilingual in Spanish, written and oral fluency
• Satisfactory completion of American Red Cross First Aid course, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course, and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) course

Instructional Assistant DHH employees are preferred to possess:

• Educational Interpreters’ Evaluation Certification/Quality Assurance Screening Certification or National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Certification