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Instructional Assistant

Ascend is a multidisciplinary company that provides speech, occupational, and physical therapy to children in the format that best suits them. We serve kids in a variety of settings such as home-based, outpatient clinics, and in our inclusion preschools.

We offer mentorship/support, the ability to learn, grow, and make a difference to our school-based team that serves hundreds of kids across CA.

At Ascend, we go above and beyond to ensure our employees are happy/heard, and well taken care of.

Under supervision, the Instructional Assistant will perform a variety of instructional and clerical activities as directed by a teacher in a preschool classroom setting and will need to perform all related duties as assigned.

Instructional Assistants will assist with day-to-day classroom activities, games, playtime, mealtime, biological needs, and more. This is a hands-on, in-person position working directly with preschool-aged students.

This position is about 25-28 hours per week until the end of the school year.

Specific duties include:

• Tutor students individually or in small groups to reinforce and follow up on learning activities;
• Assist in the management and shaping of student behavior through the use of positive reinforcement strategies;
• Auditory and visual monitoring of students both inside the classroom and during outside activities;
• May perform clerical duties such as filing or duplicating materials;
• Use computer to maintain student records, attendance and files;
• Maintain student discipline in the absence of the teacher;
• Assist in maintaining a neat, orderly, and attractive learning environment;
• Perform all related duties as assigned;

Minimum requirements:

- High school diploma

- Prior professional experience working with children

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