About the role
Jenks Public Schools Job Description
Position: Instructional Assistant
Reports to: Principal and Instructional Lead Teacher
Supervises: None
Qualifications:
Tier 1:
- Bachelor's Degree required.
Tier 2:
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Satisfy Every Student Succeeds Act requirements by:
- Completed at least 2 years of study (48 hrs.) at an institution of higher ed, or
- Hold an associate’s degree or higher, or
- Obtained a National Career Readiness Certificate through successful completion of the ACT, WorkKeys Assessment, or passed the Paraprofessional Assessment Test - Passing Score is 455, or
- Passed the Oklahoma General Education (OGET) Test.
- Bilingual in English and other district prominent languages.
Continued Qualifications for Tier 1 and Tier 2:
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with students and adults required.
- Computer application skills required.
- Satisfy all district requirements with regard to physical health and citizenship.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Position Goal: Assist certified staff in meeting individual student needs within a variety of instructional settings.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Reinforcements of math, english, reading, social studies, science and other subjects.
- Works with individuals and small groups of students to reinforce or remediate learning materials and skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Assists in the supervision of students.
- Checks notebooks, corrects papers, records attendance and grades, supervises testing and assessments, and maintains records as assigned by the teacher.
- Serves as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher or may be assigned as the substitute teacher.
- Maintains a level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of certified teachers.
- Organizes, distributes, collects, and prepare materials, i.e. project materials, student manipulatives, etc.
- Supervises students in a variety of instructional settings.
- Collaborates with teachers in curricular areas.
- Assists with a variety of instructional situations.
- Assist with other assignments as may be designated by principal or lead teacher.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Employment Terms: Nine (9) month classified hourly contract
FLSA Qualification: Non-Exempt
Evaluation: Jenks Public Schools Classified Evaluation
Physical Demands: This is an overview intended for compliance with the ADA – it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a specific position.
Regular Requirements: Stand for extended periods; sit for extended periods; twist at the neck and trunk; bend at the waist; stoop, kneel, crouch; lift/move up to 20 pounds; handle objects and tools with hands; repetitive use of fingers and hands.
Occasional Requirements: Reach with hands and arms overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; lift/move up to 40 pounds.
Visual Requirements: Close, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus.
Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information.
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