What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Assistant position at Springer School and Center?
Instructional Assistant
About our Organization
Springer School and Center is a caring community supporting students diagnosed with learning disabilities and their families. Springer encompasses two schools serving students in Grades 1-8 and 9-11 as well as a center for providing education about learning disabilities to members of the broader community. Springer faculty and staff embrace the organization's mission and incorporate the core values of student growth/development, staff expertise/development, partnership, communication, and stability in their daily work.
Position Summary
Instructional Assistants are paired with a classroom teacher in the Lower School and in the Middle School. Instructional Assistants support student academic, social, and behavioral plans as determined by the classroom teacher, department, team, and/or organization in ways that are consistent with Springer's mission, values, and best practices.
Job Goals
- Develop meaningful relationships with students.
- Run small-group and whole-group instructional sessions as directed by the classroom teacher.
- Support student needs as directed by the classroom teacher.
- Complete administrative tasks as directed by the classroom teacher such as grading papers, preparing classroom materials and entering data in the student database.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- Experience working with children.
- Passion for working with small groups with students.
- Embraces multi-cultural thinking and appreciates diverse perspectives.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Special Education.
- Active Intervention Specialist teaching license.
- Experience teaching students diagnosed with learning disabilities.
- Experience incorporating educational technology in a classroom setting.
- Coaching experience.
Key Characteristics: Smart, dependable, personable and tech-savvy.
Terms of Employment: Full-time, 10 months per year (school year).
How to Apply
Qualified applicants should email a resume, cover letter and employment application (found on the Springer employment page) to employment@springer-ld.org. The subject line of that email should reflect the position title.
Springer School and Center considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.