What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Assistant # 693 Hamilton School (6.00 hours) position at Stockton Unified School District?
DEFINITION
To assist teachers and specialists with the educational program in an assigned school; reinforce learning concepts at the teacher's or specialist's direction; assist in the supervision of the students' activities; perform various clerical duties; and perform related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general supervision from an administrator. May receive technical or functional supervision from a certificated instructor, or other certificated personnel. Exercises no supervision.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES - Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Assist in the preparation of instructional materials and study aids to be used by students in classrooms or individual study situations; perform photocopying and duplication duties as necessary.
- Assist in the implementation of instructional activities by reinforcing learning concepts.
- Assist students in understanding instructional assignments under teachers' directions.
- Report any unusual student behavior, including suspected child abuse to the instructor.
- Assist teachers with monitoring individual progress of students and discuss problems and improvements.
- Operate instructional equipment.
- Assist in administering and scoring of tests and examinations.
- Assisting the teacher with explaining and clarifying work assignments to students.
- Assist the assigned teacher with supervision of students' classroom and playground activities, refer discipline problems to instructor as necessary.
- Maintain records, logs, and files as assigned.
- Maintain records on students' progress in the development of specific skills, under the guidance of the instructor.
- Assist the teacher with supervision of children in library activities.
- May assist in the arrangement of field trips; accompany class on field trips; assist in the supervision of class on field trips.
- Perform a variety of general clerical tasks including assisting the teacher with the preparation of dittos and stencils.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
- Correct English usage including vocabulary, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Subject matter to which assigned.
- General classroom procedures and rules of conduct.
- Children's recreational activities, including games, arts and crafts.
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
- Follow teachers’ directions when working with a group of and/or individual students.
- Learn the basic principles and techniques used in improving reading, language and mathematical skills.
- Assist teachers with monitoring progress and identify problem areas and areas of relative learning progress.
- Recognize and understand the needs of students.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with teachers, specialists, students and others contacted in the course of work.
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
- Assist the teacher with the preparation and maintenance of accurate and up-to-date records, files and other documentation and perform a variety of other general clerical tasks.
- Learn the basic principles of administering and scoring tests.
- Physical capability sufficient to perform job task.