Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

shall rest with the Division of Administration.
10. The responsibility for the processing of records and personal
data of the instructional assistant shall rest with the Division
of Administration.
11. The responsibility for the processing of certification for the
instructional assistant shall rest with the Division of Human
Resources.
12. Following the determination of the assignment and general
job description of an instructional assistant and subject to
supervision by the teacher's immediate administrative office, a
teacher to whom an instructional assistantisassignedshall
make all final determinations of the dutiestobeassignedto
such aide.
Job Description
1. The function of the instructional assistant is to assist teachers
in instructional activities and non-instructional duties.
2. The instructional assistant shall work under the supervision
of the building principal and under the direction of the classroom
teacher or librarian to whom assigned.
3. The duties of an instructional assistant need not be performed
in the physical presence of the teacher to whom
assigned, but theactivityofaninstructional assistant shall at
times be under the direction of the teacher to whom
assigned.
Qualifications
1. Proper qualifications and formal education to perform the tasks
assigned.
2. The ability to exercise patience and relate well to all children.
3. A sincere interest in and respect for all people.
4. Emotional and social stability.
5. Adequate language competency.
6. Good physical and mental health. Assistants should meet the
same health requirements as applied to other school employees.
7. High moral integrity.
8. Show promise of being able to profit from inservice training and
be willing to participate in such training.
9. A disposition toward accepting the kinds of work most needed.
Inservice Training
To accommodate the successful employment of instructional
assistants, inservice training will be given in the following areas:
A. System-wide orientation
1. Responsibilities
2. Benefits
3. Legal considerations
4. Relationships with staff members, pupils and the public.
5. Elements of child and adolescent psychology.
6. Methods of control and supervision.
7. Theories of learning.
B. School-wide orientation
1. Use of the playground and playground equipment, and
rules for playground games.
2. Directions for entering and exiting the building.
3. First-aid, caring for sick children, and helping with
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