Instructional Aide

Essential Job Functions

• Affords support to certified professional staff in the classroom to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Guides students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests, and assessments.
• Supports classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Documents student learning and performance through record-keeping procedures.
• Manages classroom behavior to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly environment, and keep students on task.
• Supervises non-instructional areas such as lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related areas.
• Accompanies students on field trips for supervision purposes.
• Constructs, copies, and distributes educational materials as needed.
• Fosters effective and participatory parent involvement in student education through teacher-parent contacts.
• Supports students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement, and IEP objectives.
• Participates in Individualized Education Program (IEP) processes and serves as a resource for the student personnel evaluation team.
• Assists students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living to maximize their ability to participate in school or learning activities.

Additional Duties

• Supports guidance, pupil services staff, or building administration as needed.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to follow instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
• Ability to use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard office and school building environments.
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.