What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preschool Aide position at East Porter County School Corporation?
Special Education Instructional Assistant responsibilities include providing staff support in an
educational or childcare environment. Special Education Instructional Assistants will work with children
individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction on reading, writing, math, and other
education-related activities as assigned by the teacher's directions.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
Work Period: 180 days/year
Qualifications: Paraprofessional associate's degree.
Experience working with children and special needs students
Organization, ability to work with others.
Physical/Mental Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, and use a hand-held device
Requirements: devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
educational or childcare environment. Special Education Instructional Assistants will work with children
individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction on reading, writing, math, and other
education-related activities as assigned by the teacher's directions.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Participating in lesson planning sessions and communicating with parents and school
- Co-teaching lessons under the Teacher's guidance, leading small groups or individual
- Organizing the classroom and teaching materials, monitoring the classroom during lessons,
- Supervising students in and out of the classroom.
- Attending to students' physical, personal, academic, and emotional needs.
- Helping Teachers and students with extracurricular activities and school functions.
- Performing clerical duties, such as tracking student attendance, typing, filing,
- Ensuring the upkeep of educational materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Tracking students' progress and preparing reports for the parents.
- Assisting Teachers in counseling parents
- Assist with supervision of the hallway, recess, lunch room, buses, and car line.
- Cover duties for absent aides and teachers as needed
- Prepare instructional materials as requested.
- Assist with preparation for school events.
- Assist students with classroom work as a group or individual.
- Organize and chaperone field trips and special events.
- Report any injuries to students and complete accident forms.
- Confidentiality
- Other duties assigned by the supervisor, teacher, or principal.
Work Period: 180 days/year
Qualifications: Paraprofessional associate's degree.
Experience working with children and special needs students
Organization, ability to work with others.
Physical/Mental Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, and use a hand-held device
Requirements: devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds