Preschool Instructional Assistant

Posted Sep 18, 2026

Job description

PRESCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT PRESCHOOL INST. ASST. CALLOWAY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION POSITION: INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT – PRESCHOOL CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFIED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate.
  2. Any combination of paraeducator state assessment or have a minimum of 64 college credit hours. REPORTS TO: Assigned Teacher and/or Principal/Director JOB GOAL: Assist a certified teacher by performing a variety of support functions in a regular classroom setting or within a complex program requiring additional skills and increased independence of action. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITES:
  3. Assists students in personal care skills as needed under the direction of the teacher.
  4. Assists students in completion of developmentally appropriate tasks under the direction of the teacher.
  5. Under the supervision of the certified teacher, works with small groups of students or individual students to reinforce learning introduced by the teacher.
  6. Accompanies student(s) to areas within the school and on trips outside the building to provide appropriate supervision.
  7. Assists teacher in planning and preparing lessons for students.
  8. Assists teacher in classroom management, including supervision of children.
  9. Serves as the chief source of information and assistance to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
  10. Participates in professional development training/programs as required.
  11. Operates and cares for instructional equipment.
  12. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and colleagues as is expected of fully certified faculty.
  13. Performs such other duties and assumes such other responsibilities to aid the teacher and/or students as assigned.
  14. Due to the legal responsibility for providing supervision to preschool students on the bus, the assistant will provide monitoring services to preschool students when a substitute monitor cannot be provided through the Director of Transportation.
  15. Confer, as needed, with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet student needs.
  16. Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and regulations.
  17. Participate in meetings and in-service training programs as assigned.
  18. Assist students in personal care skills as needed under the direction of the teacher.
  19. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  20. Salary – Hourly Rate based on Instructional Assistant Salary Schedule 2. 180 Days, 7 Hours Per Day
  21. Hours as assigned by Principal and/or Director Position : 7504 Code : 26252-1 Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL Location : PRESCHOOL FACILITY Group : CLASSIFIED Job Family : CLASSIFIED Job Class : INSTRUCTIONAL MONITOR Posting Start : 09/18/2026 Posting End : 10/30/2026 ©2026 Tyler Technologies, Inc. Help/Feedback

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