Instructional Assistant - Preschool at Metropolitan School District of Warren Township in Indianapolis, IN

Job description

JOB TITLE: Early Childhood Development Assistant FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt, hourly employee. WORK DAYS: 181 days (those days when students are scheduled to attend school). STANDARD HOURS PER DAY: 7 hours per day (not including a 30-minute unpaid duty-free meal break). WORK YEAR: The Early Childhood Development Assistant is scheduled to work all days when students are scheduled to attend school, depending on which calendar the school follows. SALARY SCHEDULE & BENEFITS: The Early Childhood Development Assistant is paid on the "Instructional Assistants" salary schedule, and is eligible for benefits on the "Support Staff" benefits schedule on the 1st day of the month, after your 60th day of employment. Starting hourly rate is $16.05. REPORTS TO: The Early Childhood Development Assistant is supervised by one or more teachers. Early Childhood Development Assistants and teachers report to the building Principal. SUPERVISES: The Early Childhood Development Assistant does not directly supervise. GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Under direct supervision, the Early Childhood Development Assistant provides support in an educational environment, performing paraprofessional work in assisting teachers and students. The Early Childhood Development Assistant works with children individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction in abilities and skills developmentally appropriate for Early Childhood aged children. The Early Childhood Development Assistant is responsible for supporting a variety of developmentally appropriate activities, as well as assisting teachers with escorting children to various scheduled activities, i.e., lunch, rest time, restrooms. Performs related work as directed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Monitors activities and behavior of children during the absence of the classroom teacher(s) to ensure their physical and environmental safe keeping, as well as adherence to appropriate conduct and disciplinary controls. Assists the teacher(s) in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing assistance and learning support to children. Provides instruction to children as prescribed by the supervising teacher(s) and reinforces skills introduced by the teacher(s); may utilize games, stories, or other constructive activities to enhance the students' learning skills. Assists the teacher(s) in checking and objectively evaluating students' progress; instructs children individually and in small groups reinforcing skills based upon instructional guidelines. Assists children with gross motor activities such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, walking, and running; assists children with fine motor activities through activities such as playing with toys, cutting materials, or coloring May be asked to assist in the preparation of lesson plans; may be asked to provide input and assistance in the development of classroom activities and learning tools. Assists the teacher(s) by noticing students' potential learning, language and/or communication deficiencies; monitors children's progressive learning skills; makes the teacher aware of students' possible learning deficiencies; documents records of learning activities and diagnosis. Prepares or assists in the preparation of instructional materials; performs support tasks such as photocopying materials, laminating items, typing correspondence, and filing paperwork and documentation. Coordinates with media center staff for classroom learning resources; sets up equipment in the classroom for teacher's instructional studies. Assists in preparing classroom bulletin boards, classroom decorations, displays of children's activities, and other classroom objectives. May be asked to prepare draft reports and to tentatively complete forms, schedules, and other data as directed. Learns assigned bus route(s) to assist with proper boarding of students. Maintains accurate and complete records of a variety of student information which may require the use of