CLASS TITLE: INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT II

This is a full-time position; 183 days per school year; 7 hrs/day

 

BASIC FUNCTION:

 

Assist a certificated teacher in providing instruction to individual or small groups typically in programs with exceptional children or equivalent programs; monitor and report student progress.

 

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

 

Instructional Assistant II incumbents work within a complex program typically requiring additional skills and characterized by increased independence of action. Instructional Assistant I incumbents assist a certificated teacher by performing a variety of support functions in a regular classroom setting.

 

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

 

 

 

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES - continued:

 

 

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 

KNOWLEDGE OF:

 

ABILITY TO:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

 

Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law and 1) complete two years of study at an institution of higher education; 2) obtain an associates (or higher) degree; or 3) met a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics (or as appropriate reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness).  Some experience in working with children in an organized setting.