Instructional Assistant (Part-time) Job at Lehigh Career & Technical Institu

Position Title: Instructional Assistant

Qualifications/Certification:

1. High School Diploma or equivalent required

2. Associates Degree or two years of college work or paraprofessional certification preferred.

3. Experience working in an educational setting is preferred.

4. Able to understand and work with special needs students.

5. Excellent communication and organizational skills.

6. Be physically able to accommodate all facets of the job on a daily basis.

Reports To:

1. Supervisor of Specialized Instruction & Data Analytics

Responsibilities:

1. With direct supervision from a teacher, provides assistance in implementing plans and programs related to the academic or functional skill attainment for students with mental, physical, and/or emotional learning challenges.

2. Provides academic and physical assistance to students with disabilities as directed in one-to-one or in small group settings.

3. Assists teachers with academic instruction and implementing students’ Individual Education Program (IEP).

4. Assist in providing research-based behavioral interventions and supervision as directed by administration and teaching staff.

5. Assist in implementing the lesson plan.

6. Assists the teacher in rewriting the materials to meet academic levels of a student or group of students.

7. Makes student observations, collects data, and gives input to teachers as requested, related to student progress.

8. Attend pertinent conferences, workshops and in-service programs to meet and/or maintain professional development requirements.

9. Complete daily documentation and send weekly updates to the special education facilitators including, but not limited to, support needs, chronic absenteeism, behavioral concerns, etc.

10. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Supervisor of Special Education or his/her designee may assign.

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Physical Requirements of Job:

MEASURED IN TERMS OF FREQUENCY

Not At All Occasionally Frequently Constantly

0 1 - 33% 34 - 66% 67 - 100%

LIFTING:

Up to 10 lbs: Frequently

11 to 20 lbs: Occasionally

Beyond 20 lbs: Not At All

BODY MOVEMENTS:

Bend/Stoop: Frequently

Climb: Occasionally

Kneel: Occasionally

Push: Occasionally

Pull: Occasionally

Twisting: Occasionally

Standing: Frequently

Sitting: Frequently

Walking: Frequently

Terms of Employment:

Length of Work Year: 190 school and in-service days.

Evaluation:

Performance will be evaluated by Supervisor.

The position holder must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the LCTI of any and all reasonable accommodations that will be required.

LCTI is an equal opportunity employment, educational, and service organization.