Preschool Instructional Assistant Substitute - Part Time - Johnson Elementary

Preschool Instructional Assistant I Substitute, Special Education - Part Time

Mesa Public Schools is an award-winning district and voted Best Place to Work in Mesa. With over 9,000 employees, we are the largest school district in Arizona. Families have sent generations of students through our schools, as we are the premier educational choice in Arizona.

OVERVIEW:

To assist (under direct supervision) in the supervision and instruction of students; to provide assistance to the teacher in overall classroom activities; to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6 months experience with preschool children and 60 credits in early childhood OR the ability to pass the ParaPro test.
• Ability to work well in stressful situations
• Ability to work well with young children, staff and parents; good verbal and written communication skills; maintain confidentiality
• Computer proficiency to include basic abilities in using the district’s Google platform
• Ability to operate standard office machines
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload and to work with minimum supervision

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform a variety of instructional tasks, according to classroom teacher’s direction, to support teacher in the instructional process
• Assist students, individually or in groups, with activities to present and/or to reinforce learning concepts
• Confer with teachers, if requested by teacher, to assist in the evaluation of students’ progress in relation to established educational objectives
• Develop classroom materials (i.e. instructional activities, bulletin boards, reference materials, etc.) to provide assistance to teacher in support of lesson plans
• Maintain instructional equipment to ensure the availability of items when required
• Monitor individual students, classroom environment, playground activities, etc. to reinforce positive student behavior, to assist teacher in supervision of students and to ensure a safe and positive learning environment
• Perform record keeping and general clerical functions (i.e. student records, schedules, lesson plans, progress reports, etc.) to support the teacher and/or administrator in providing records and/or materials
• May be required to assist students who need support in addressing personal care needs due to a severe medical condition and/or physical limitations (i.e. toileting, feeding, dressing suctioning, etc) to ensure their functioning in a school environment
• Regular and on-time attendance required
• Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
• Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities 

SUPERVISION

Classroom Teacher

Site Administrator

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION: The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex or gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or marital status.