Instructional Assistant - Magowan Elementary School

Instructional Assistant - Magowan Elementary School

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Instructional Assistant
• Date Posted: 12/18/2025
• Location:
  
  Magowan Elementary School
• Closing Date: 01/05/2026

Instructional Classroom Assistant

• 1. High School diploma/equivalent
• 2. Ability to relate well with parents and staff.
• 3. Skill in working closely with students.
• 4. Demonstrates potential for growth, creativity and flexibility.
• 5. Knowledge of classroom instruction and child development.
• 6. For Title 1 Positions:
• Must adhere to requirements for ESEA.
• Must hold a teacher certificate, substitute certificate, or have attained 60 college credits.
• Must meet a rigorous standard of quality that demonstrates, through a formal assessment: knowledge of and the ability to assist in reading, writing, and mathematics instruction or readiness.
• 7. Required background checks

Building Principal

To work closely with students requiring assistance on a regular basis, under the direction and supervision of the certificated classroom teacher and building principal.

• Adheres to all legal requirements for protection of student/parent rights and protects the confidentiality of all records and information as required.
• Establishes and maintains a positive and supportive relationship with student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement or dependence.
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials and skills.
• Functions under the general supervision of the classroom teacher and assists with supervision of students in a prompt and responsible manner to ensure a safe, nurturing, and healthy environment.
• Assists children during snacks, encouraging children to serve themselves; and, if requested, sanitizes tables.
• Assists teacher and students in the use of instructional equipment materials.
• Directly supervises students as needed.
• Participates in in‑service and staff development programs and activities as required.
• Assists children with toileting if necessary, following the district toileting procedures, and changing of clothes for preschool and primary‑aged students, if necessary.
• Assists the student(s) in such physical tasks as may be required.
• Maintains close proximity to students both in the classroom and in unstructured settings such as the hallways, lunchroom, etc.
• Provides redirection to establish student attention to task and maintain on‑task engagement in classroom activities.
• Focuses on supporting the student with social skill development, academic achievement and emotional/behavioral needs.
• Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.
• Title 1 Assistants may act as a substitute teacher as needed for coverage.

• Are required to attend specialized training in Applied Behavioral Analysis, Crisis Intervention, Restraint (CPI), occupational or physical training, etc.
• Are required to work individually with students in the application of Positive Behavioral Supports, Applied Behavioral Analysis, or physical tasks, i.e., toileting, lifting, changing, etc.
• Provides physical supports (lifting, prompting, etc.) as necessary.
• Manages/maintains behavioral, instructional, health‑care log data as necessary.
• Implements alternative methods of communicating under direction of the teacher.
• Implements Behavior Intervention Plans under direction of the teacher.

5 hours and 45 minutes per day. 180 instructional days with optional inservice days. Salary, no benefits, sick/personal days offered.

Job performance shall be evaluated in accordance with the Board’s policies and procedures.