Educational Aide
Qualifications
- Appropriate State of Illinois Paraeducator Approval
Purpose
To assist the teacher in the management of the classroom and to assist students in their learning activities.
Essential Functions and Performance Responsibilities
- Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
- Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, recess/movement breaks, and field trips (as appropriate).
- Observes students in classroom setting and discusses observation notes with the teacher.
- Aids with lunch, snack, & cleanup routines.
- Aids with wash-up and toilet routines.
- Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
- Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Supports and enforces policies as established by the school district.
- Participates in in-service training programs and attends meetings, as appropriate.
- Performs other tasks and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by an administrator/teacher.
Physical Demands
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors.