Instructional Assistant II - Special Education OHS-MSD - (2024/2025 school year)
Owensboro Public Schools
- Owensboro, KY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Passing Score on the Kentucky Para-educator Assessment or 48 college hours
- Previous experience working with children, preferred.
- Has met the requirements of a criminal record check as specified by Kentucky State law and other requirements as specified in district policy.
- Demonstrates competent language skills.
- Effective communication skills
- Safe practices in classroom and playground activities.
- Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
- Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
- Basic record-keeping techniques.
- Basic computer skills including the use of google, email, and website navigation.
- Reports to work promptly and on a regular basis and maintains continuity of instruction throughout the school day.
- Attends appropriate professional development meetings.
- Consistently projects a positive attitude toward the school and community.
- Assists with the administration of the classroom assessments which will be scored by the teacher for use in instructional planning.
- Assists in large-group instruction.
- Assists children with self-care activities as needed, i.e., feeding and toileting (diapering when necessary).
- Tutors, without direct supervision, both individually and with small groups of children.
- Assists in reviewing home and seat work activities.
- Assists children with oral and written communication, make-up work, and hands-on activities.
- Observes and records student behavior, assists in behavior management systems designed by the teacher to meet individual student needs; reinforces positive behavior of students.
- Participates in reading and story-telling activities.
- Assists the teacher with helping each child develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically at his/her own rate.
- Collects and prepares materials and manages displays, teaching centers, and similar instructional activities.
- Records written materials for children who have visual or physical disabilities.
- Helps children solve personal conflicts with other children.
- Is familiar with fire and tornado exit procedures and crisis policies, and assists with implementation as necessary.
- Works with audio-visual equipment, copying machines, etc.
- Assists in classroom organization and management.
- Assists on instructional field trips.
- Assists certified persons in implementing all policies and regulations governing student conduct for the classroom and related school activities.
- Assists on instructional field trips.
- Administer health services to students as necessary, including, but not limited to, the administration of medication; the operation, maintenance, or health care through the use of medical equipment; or the administration of clinical procedures.
- Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes
- Performs all other functions deemed necessary by the teacher/principal that are reasonable and covered by local board policy or law.
- Maintain regular, predictable and punctual attendance during regularly scheduled work hours.
- Receive training in safe crisis management on an annual basis and assist with physical restraints as needed in order to keep students safe.
- Sitting for long periods of time
- Hand and finger dexterity
- Repetitive movement
- Standing and walking intermittently throughout a typical work day
- Kneeling, squatting, sitting on the floor, and small chairs
- Daily as needed within district boundaries
- Classified benefits package
- FLSA Classification: Non exempt
- Contract Days: 182