Instructional Assistant 1 - Recess… at SchoolSpring · Tigard

Summary: TIGARD-TUALATIN SD 23J is seeking an Instructional Assistant 1 for recess supervision. The role involves supporting licensed teachers and supervising students in various settings, ensuring a safe and effective educational environment.

Responsibilities:
- Make some independent judgments within prescribed policies and procedures
- Employ good judgment in a variety of situations, including emergencies
- Work with a variety of students and demonstrate a willingness to gain the information and training necessary to work effectively
- Possess the characteristics and understanding to be an effective member of an educational support team
- Comprehend and follow oral and written instructions and complete work within established time lines
- Communicate with appropriate student age group requiring the exercise of both empathetic and disciplinarian approaches
- Maintain a confidential, non-preferential, non-judgmental attitude towards the students, staff, and program
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, staff, and general public-Learn and implement policies for students of program employee is responsible for
- Assist licensed teacher with routine classroom activities
- Assist licensed teacher in preparing for assignments including but not limited to; correction of papers, copying, decorating classroom, preparation of supplies
- Assist in a variety of building tasks including but not limited to; selling lunch tickets, counting lunch fund receipts, recording and balancing lunch count data
- Supervise students in classrooms, lunchrooms, media centers, playground, bus pickup/drop off
- This position supervises and resolves routine behavior problems within prescribed guidelines of school policy and/or individual student behavior plans. Refers repetitive or severe problems to teacher or administrator
- Administers first aid
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
- All employees must be able to communicate in an effective manner. Employees with English as a second language must be able to communicate their need for clarification and/or interpretation of directions. Employee should be willing to attend English class as requested by supervisor

Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Oregon Driver's License, or ability to get to and from work in a timely manner and perform the essential functions of the position
- Medic First Aid Card (must be certified within the first 60 days of employment)
- Other certifications/trainings as required to execute the Essential Functions and Duties and Responsibilities of this position (i.e. blood sugar testing, bee sting, dispensing of prescription medication)
- Make some independent judgments within prescribed policies and procedures
- Employ good judgment in a variety of situations, including emergencies
- Work with a variety of students and demonstrate a willingness to gain the information and training necessary to work effectively
- Possess the characteristics and understanding to be an effective member of an educational support team
- Comprehend and follow oral and written instructions and complete work within established time lines
- Communicate with appropriate student age group requiring the exercise of both empathetic and disciplinarian approaches
- Maintain a confidential, non-preferential, non-judgmental attitude towards the students, staff, and program
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, staff, and general public
- Learn and implement policies for students of program employee is responsible for
- Keep current on changes in requirements of the job by possessing a willingness to attend training, classes or workshops
- To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the above essential functions satisfactorily
- Assist licensed teacher with routine classroom activities
- Assist licensed teacher in preparing for assignments including but not limited to; correction of papers, copying, decorating classroom, preparation of supplies
- Assist in a variety of building tasks including but not limited to; selling lunch tickets, counting lunch fund receipts, recording and balancing lunch count data
- Supervise students in classrooms, lunchrooms, media centers, playground, bus pickup/drop off
- This position supervises and resolves routine behavior problems within prescribed guidelines of school policy and/or individual student behavior plans. Refers repetitive or severe problems to teacher or administrator
- Administers first aid
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
- All employees must be able to communicate in an effective manner. Employees with English as a second language must be able to communicate their need for clarification and/or interpretation of directions. Employee should be willing to attend English class as requested by supervisor
- See near and far (i.e. constant observation of students)
- Discriminate colors (i.e. teaching colors)
- Hear sufficiently to perform the duties and responsibilities (i.e. understand speech which may be difficult to understand, listening for distress signals)
- Medium lifting occurs occasionally (20-50 lbs)
- Light lifting occurs frequently (0-20 lbs)
- There is occasional light to medium carrying of supplies and equipment
- Pulling/pushing occurs occasionally (i.e. wheel chair, vacuuming, open/close doors, gait trainer and stander)
- Occasional implementation, or assistance with implementation of individual student restraint protocols
- Crawling, kneeling, climbing, cramped spaces and repeated bending occurs occasionally to frequently in the course of a day (i.e. toileting, loading bus, machinery control, working on same level as student, picking up trash, assisting student in bathroom)
- Balance upper body and hand/wrist movement occur often to frequent in course of day (i.e. assist with student balance, coordination in movement, writing, grabbing, keyboards, reaching, stretching)
- Occasional use of household cleaning type chemicals (i.e. bleach)
- Occasional use of glues
- Constant exposure to blood and body fluids (i.e. spitting, feeding, changing, biting)
- Exposure to bees, pollens, head lice may occur occasionally to frequently
- Jobs in this classification are physically active positions that perform duties both inside and outside including exposure to inclement weather
- Noise level is generally moderate to high

Preferred Qualifications:
- One year minimum child-care experience is preferred

Required Skills: Student supervision, First aid, Medic First Aid certification, Child-care experience, Behavior management