A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
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Job Details
Job ID:
5853574
Application Deadline:
Jul 29, 2026 4:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
Posted:
Yesterday
Starting Date:
Aug 19, 2026
Job Description
Title:
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
Department:
Classroom Support
Classification:
Classified
Supervised by: Superintendent or Designee
Work Year:
Assigned by Superintendent
Job Purpose Statement:
The purpose of the Instructional Assistant is to assists a classroom or special education teacher by performing a wide variety of instructional and clerical duties along with student supervision.
Job Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
High School diploma or equivalent;
72 quarter hours of accredited college or equivalent education or successfully passed Work Keys Test in the areas of Math, Reading, and Business Writing.
Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or
Testing Required:
Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance
Valid Driver's License and evidence of insurability
Successfully pass district background screening
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. •
Knowledge of basic teaching methods and procedures.
Knowledge of instructional materials and their uses.
Knowledge of effective student management techniques.
Ability to enjoy interaction with and effectively supervise students.
Ability to instruct a wide variety of students in a number of different situations.
Ability to understand the phases and temperaments of children and young adolescents at different growth and maturity levels.
Ability to pass and "physically demonstrate" the physical restraint of students under the Oregon State Restraint and CPI Guidelines.
Ability to exercise good judgment in stressful situations.
Ability to operate basic office and audio-visual equipment.
Ability to accurately perform alphabetizing, record-keeping and filing procedures.
Ability to accurately transfer, record and convey information and materials, as required by the position.
Ability to abide by the confidentiality rights of students and parents.
Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Ability to apply school district rules, regulations, policies and practices in a fair, consistent manner.
Essential Job Functions:
Assists with implementing the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for each assigned student.
Assists staff with preparation, implementation and evaluation of individual and group instructional and/or behavioral programs.
Assists in communicating with teachers and parents on a students' progress.
Assists with record-keeping to monitor students' daily and monthly data on learning progress.
Assists students in understanding instructional and/or behavioral concepts by reemphasizing the basic elements of teacher directed activities.
Provides students with additional practice on identified skill area.
Assists with the preparation of instructional and/or behavioral for classroom activities.
Guides independent study, and remedial work set up by the teacher.
Supervises and performs academic and classroom testing in accordance with established procedures.
Sets up and operates audio-visual and other instructional equipment.
Records grades, checks student work, corrects papers that do not require subjective evaluation and supervises testing and make-up work.
Secures and stores instructional materials as needed by the teacher or students.
Supervises students during instructional and non-instructional activities, including hallways, lunchroom, playground, gymnasium, and library and bus lines.
Keeps records and charts of student progress.
Assists in filing, sorting, alphabetizing, data collecting and organizing materials.
Enforces classroom and school rules in a consistent manner and follows guidelines for implementation of disciplinary actions.
Monitors all non-school personnel and directs them to the office or off school premises.
Maintains a positive and effective relationship with students, staff, parents and patrons.
