Instructional Support Specialist (Bilingual)

Instructional Support Specialist (Bilingual)

Park Side School or Brook Haven School - 3.75 hours/day

Under the direction of site administrator, provide a variety of instructional, clerical and group behavior assistance to one or more teachers. Works in classroom settings to support teachers by providing instructional assistance to individual or small groups of students. May provide other support services such as general clerical and translation. Assists teachers and staff in development and implementation of programs, materials, and tests to enhance the student learning experience. This class covers general education and special classrooms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assists teaching staff in administering a variety of formal district or state assessments. Assists in reclassifying students according to proficiency.
• Works on an in-depth basis with small groups and/or individual students with special needs (e.g., severely disabled) to execute individual lesson plans and strategies for maximizing learning experiences for individual students in a specialized field of education.
• When working with severely disabled, assists students with certain medical and hygiene functions.
• May assist special program administrative or teaching staff with the preparation and presentation of in service training sessions and report to agencies. Assist in organizing meetings; participate in meetings to share information about program to which assigned.
• Confers with teachers, specialists and parents to develop and evaluate individual and group educational goals and objectives. Assist school site(s) with the implementation of special programs as assigned.
• Administers informal assessment instruments (spelling tests, etc.), score objective tests and written papers, and keep appropriate records for teachers, including computerized grading systems.
• Confers, as needed, with teachers, academic intervention staff, and other school personnel concerning programs and materials to meet student needs. Alerts teacher to any special problems or information concerning students in assigned program. Arranges and participates in parent conferences.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of files and records for assigned program.
• May be assigned to maintain and organize a teacher resource/workroom.
• Provides other instructional and general clerical assistance to teachers such as researching and ordering books and school supplies, maintaining a workroom inventory. Operates common office equipment as needed, including a personal computer, copiers, and audio-visual equipment.
• May assist students with personal hygiene matters, which could involve assisting with lavatory and other personal care activities.
• Provides supervision on the playground and in the cafeteria for all students, as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

** This is a part time position at 3.75 hours/day; 9:05am - 12:50pm and could have slight variations per admin needs.
** This position works the 10 month school calendar + 1 day; all school holidays and breaks off; 10 days of sick leave per year.

Follow the link to see full job description and complete the application process on edjoin.org: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1698688

After the job offer is offered, the candidate is required to submit a TB test/assessment from a licensed physician; district paid DOJ & FBI fingerprinting to begin the position and completed 2 online required trainings.

Starting at $17.99 - $19.84/hr to start DOE; with annual 5% increases