<p>Little Lake City School District</p> <p>Instructional Assistant II – Special Education (Mild/Moderate)</p> <p>Range: 21</p> <p>Work year: School days</p> <p>Hours: Varied</p> <p>DEFINITION:</p> <p>Under general supervision, to perform a variety of follow-up instructional activities; to assist in the conduct of training and learning activities with children experiencing special learning needs; to perform a variety of routine clerical and supportive activities for instructional personnel; and to do other related work as required.</p> <p>EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:</p> <ul> <li>Assist instructional personnel with the presentation of learning materials and in the conduct of instructional exercise </li><li>Tutors individual students and small groups of students with special learning needs to reinforce and follow-up learning and training activities </li><li>Monitors and assist students with special learning needs in drill, practice and study activities and study activities as a follow-up to the presentation of instructional lessons by teaching personnel </li><li>Directs students into safe student behavior through the use of positive reinforcement strategies and techniques </li><li>Assist in the preparation of a variety of instructional materials and learning aids </li><li>Maintain a variety of records and files </li><li>Operate and assist students in the operation of a variety of instructional media </li><li>Monitor and assist in the remediation of specific learning problems </li><li>Maintain or assist in maintaining an orderly, attractive and positive learning environment </li><li>May participate in parent conferences </li><li>May serve as a translator to facilitate communication with monolingual, non-English speaking members of the school community </li></ul> <p>QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <p>Knowledge of:</p> <ul> <li>Basic concept of child growth and development and developmental behavior characteristics, particularly pertaining to pupils with special learning needs </li><li>Behavior management strategies and techniques relating to pupils experiencing atypical control problems </li><li>Appropriate English usage, punctuation, spelling and grammar </li><li>Basic arithmetical concepts </li><li>Routine record storage, retrieval and management procedures </li></ul> <p>Ability to:</p> <ul> <li>Demonstrate an understanding, patient and receptive attitude toward students of varied age groups, particularly those exhibiting needs of a specialized nature </li><li>Appropriately manage student behavior and guide student toward more acceptable social behaviors </li><li>Communicate effectively in oral, written, and manual form </li><li>Perform routine clerical tasks and operate a variety of educational and office related machines and equipment </li><li>Learn to utilize a variety of appropriate instructional materials and procedures in the enhancement of a training and educational environment </li><li>Understand and carry out oral and written directions </li><li>Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with children and adults </li></ul> <p>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:</p> <p>Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, preferably supplemented by training or coursework in child growth and development, special education, instructional technology, or a closely related field. One year of paid or volunteer experience working with children of various age levels requiring a specialized learning environment.</p> <p>The following items must be submitted with your application: <em>Resume</em>One current letter of reference signed and dated.High School Diploma or GED Certificate is required for all classified positions.</p> <p>Refer to the job posting for a list of required skills or if you have any questions or need further clarification, please contact the email address listed in the posting.</p> <p>The following items must be submitted with your application: <em>Resume </em>One current letter of reference signed and dated. High School Diploma or GED Certificate is required for all classified positions.</p> <p>Comments and Other Information</p> <p>Current Little Lake CSEA employees have first consideration for the position. In the event no in-house applicants are found, outside applications will be considered. Applications must include the required documents, or they will be screened out as incomplete. Applications may be rejected for any appropriate reason, including, but not limited to, the following: incomplete or illegible application materials; failure to clearly demonstrate minimum qualifications on the application materials; false, misleading statements or omissions of information on application materials. Little Lake reserves the right to limit the number of candidates to those whose qualifications best meet the needs of the District.</p>