Instructional Assistant – Title I

Position Title: Title I Instructional Assistant FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Responsible to: Instructional Coach, Building Principal Supervises: Students…

Evaluated by: Building Principal

Terms of Employment: 180 days

Evaluation Period
• Formative evaluations throughout the school year as per WCS Performance and Assessment Procedures.
• Annual summative evaluation prior to July 1.

Purpose of the Position:
• To assist the Instructional Coach in the delivery of effective, high quality select targeted interventions

Minimum Requirements: The following are the qualifications and minimum requirements necessary for a person to perform this job.
• High School Diploma
• Paraprofessional Certification or 60 transcribed hours at a post-secondary institution
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written

Essential Functions of the Position: The following functions have been determined by Wa-Nee Community Schools to be essential to the successful performance of this position.
• Provide one-on-one or small group instruction as determined and directed by Instructional Coach or Building Principal
• Collaborate with Instructional Coach to identify the needs of students, set learning goals and targets, and problem solve to develop best practices for continuous academic growth of students learning.
• Teach targeted intervention to small groups of students daily using research-based strategies and resources.
• Meet regularly with the Instructional Coach as well as classroom teachers to plan literacy and math instruction that correlates with the individual student’s needs
• Attend professional development to enhance knowledge of pedagogy and content.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities related to literacy as assigned by Instructional Coach and/or Building Principal.

Secondary Functions of the Position: The following functions, while important and necessary to the position, have been determined by Wa-Nee Community Schools to be marginal to the successful performance of this position.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed or as directed by the Instructional Coach, Building Principal, Special Education Coordinator, Curriculum Director, or Superintendent.

Knowledge of:
• Policies, procedures and functions of Wa-Nee Community Schools Board of Trustees and the Indiana Department of Education
• Applicable software and applications

Ability to:
• Plan, organize, and schedule priorities.
• Use independent judgment and initiative in making sound decisions and in developing solutions to problems.
• Discreetly handle confidential and politically sensitive matters.
• Make independent decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Tactfully and courteously respond to requests and inquiries/complaints from the general public and staff.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community.

Equipment Used:
• General Office Equipment (computer, telephone, copier, fax machine).

Place Where Work is Performed:
• Assigned Wa-Nee Community School building

Physical Demands:
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel or crouch.
• Must be able to hear and speak clearly.
• Must be able to lift items of 20 lbs. regularly/50 lbs. occasionally.

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