What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Assistant position at West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J?
Three Rivers Charter School is located within the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. We have been consistently named as a top public middle school in Oregon and a top charter school in Oregon. We offer a small, flexible learning environment for students in grades 4-8. Our focus is to provide a team-centered educational experience for our students. We believe that for students to be successful, strong, meaningful, and professional relationships must be built with the adults and peers in their lives. We are self-motivated, creative, and dynamic in our approach to learning together.
Three Rivers Charter School is hiring an instructional assistant for the 2026-2027 school year. School culture is one of our top priorities. We are looking for a new team member that is efficient, professional, happy, caring and puts the team first.
Purpose: Improve student achievement by assisting the learning specialist and licensed teacher in the planning and implementation of an educational program, including Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans. Assigned duties may include both general and special education settings.
Job Overview: Perform instructional assistant duties in all education programs and settings, grades 4-8. May assist the teacher in small and large group settings, or in individual tutoring, sometimes in a reasonably autonomous fashion. Provide support for students in special education service delivery process as well as students in general education settings. In some school years, the need for our instructional assistants to serve as a 1:1 aide with a student may be necessary.
Supervision: Receives general supervision from the learning specialist and the administrator. Receives work direction from other licensed staff and/or operations manager.
Essential functions of the job: May include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Assisting in planning and implementation of learning experiences for students; confers with teachers to provide feedback on student performance in tutorial and testing activities.
- Interpreting individualized education plans and related instructional plans, within guidelines set by licensed teachers/learning specialists, and develops specific lesson and tutorial strategies based on knowledge of student aptitude.
- Instructing students in small group and individual settings, often without direct teacher oversight; revises lesson plan or teaching strategy during instructional activity as necessary to achieve IEP goals and objectives.
- Helping students develop positive interpersonal relationships with peers and adults; promotes safety of the students by helping them develop self-confidence.
- Honors individual, unique and diverse contributions in a respectful manner.
- Communication is relevant, reflective, dynamic and generates active engagement.
- Interpreting and implementing a behavior management program; trains and assists students in behavior management; provides education regarding appropriate interpersonal actions; responds to discipline problems; acts as a role model.
- Supervising students in a variety of settings, including on the playground, lunch, in hallways or on entering/leaving the classroom.
Ability to:
- Deliver instructional programs to students who have moderate to severe learning and physical disabilities and/or social/behavioral problems.
- Work effectively in an environment which can be both physically and emotionally fatiguing.
- Empathetically support students who have learning and/or physical disabilities.
- Learn growth and development principles of students with special needs according to their area of assignment.
- Learn basic first aid and safety requirements.
- Work in a team situation.
- Work independently in the absence of direct teacher contact, to carry out the goals and objectives of an IEP.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and students.