JOB TITLE | Instructional Assistant - WCHS Study Hall (General( |
FLSA CLASSIFICATION | Non-exempt, hourly employee |
STANDARD HOURS PER DAY | 7 hours per day (not including a 30-minute unpaid duty-free meal break) |
WORK DAYS | 181 days (those days when students are scheduled to attend school) |
STANDARD HOURS PER DAY | 7 hours per day (not including a 30-minute unpaid duty-free meal break) |
WORK YEAR | The Instructional Assistant is scheduled to work all days when students are scheduled to attend school, depending on which calendar the school follows. |
SALARY SCHEDULE & BENEFITS | The Instructional Assistant is paid on the “Instructional Assistants” salary schedule, and is eligible for benefits on the “Support Staff” benefits schedule. Starting pay $16.05 per hour. |
REPORTS TO | The Instructional Assistant is supervised by one or more teachers. Instructional Assistants and teachers report to the building Principal. |
SUPERVISES | The Instructional Assistant does not directly supervise any other employee(s). |
GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
Under direct supervision, the Study Hall Instructional Assistant supports student learning by monitoring and managing study hall sessions. The role is focused on establishing and maintaining a structured, safe, and academically supportive environment where students can complete assignments, study, or work independently. The assistant ensures proper student behavior and provides basic academic support when needed, reinforcing study skills and encouraging responsible use of time and resources. Performs related work as directed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Supervises and monitors students during study hall periods to ensure a safe, respectful, and productive academic environment.
Promotes responsible study habits by encouraging students to remain on task, complete assignments, and use study hall time effectively.
Provides basic academic support, including answering student questions, clarifying directions, and assisting with organization skills.
Maintains order, enforces school rules, and applies appropriate behavior management strategies.
Assists students in accessing academic resources, such as textbooks, Chromebooks, or other educational materials.
Maintains daily attendance records and ensures accurate reporting of student presence.
Communicates with teachers and administrators regarding student behavior, academic concerns, or recurring issues observed during study hall.
Offers redirection and support for students who need additional guidance in using time productively.
Monitors appropriate technology use and ensures students follow school guidelines when using devices.
Supports the overall academic mission of the school by fostering an environment conducive to independent and group learning.
May be assigned to supervision responsibilities outside of study hall (hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, or bus duty).
Maintains confidentiality of student records and complies with all school policies and procedures.
Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Performs related duties as directed.
ENTRY-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:
1. EDUCATION/TRAINING: An Associate’s degree or higher, or at least sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited institution of higher education (official transcripts are required to validate education), or if you have passed the ParaPro test.
2. EXPERIENCE: Previous vocational training and/or work experience with school-age children is preferred.
3. CERTIFICATIONS &/OR LICENSES: Able to meet the requirements of a paraprofessional as outlined in ESSA. Pass the required Expanded Criminal History Check and Expanded Child Protection Index Check. Must have at least an associate’s degree or two years of college or passed the ParaPro Assessment. The Highlander Park offers the ParaPro Assessment at no cost for all Warren Township prospective employees. Testing is offered Monday through Thursday at 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. To register for your free assessment, email [email protected] or call 317-532-3000.
4. OTHER: Ability to perform the essential functions, meet the performance aptitudes, and fulfill the physical/sensory/environmental requirements of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) is required.
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to arrange, compare, count, differentiate, measure and/or sort data and/or information. Includes judging whether readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures or routines.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others on how to apply procedures and standards to specific situations.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of standard office equipment.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Depending on the grade level of the classroom assignment, may require the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may require the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may require the ability to utilize principles of fractions and/or to interpret graphs;
Functional Reasoning: Requires ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Involves routine work according to clearly prescribed standard practices, with some latitude for independent judgment.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (10-20 pounds).
SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.
