Teacher Aide: (26-27 SY)

About the Role

Teacher Aides provide clerical and instructional support for classroom teachers, enabling teachers to focus more time on teaching and planning lessons. Teacher aides may tutor students, supervise students on the playground, in the cafeteria and discipline center, record grades, set up labs or equipment, and prepare instructional materials.

Responsibilities

• Performs a combination of duties in the classroom to assist teaching staff.
• Takes attendance, grades homework and tests using answer sheets, and records results.
• Distributes teaching materials to students, such as textbooks, workbooks, paper, and pencils.
• Maintains order within the school and on school grounds.
• Pulls small groups of students to provide differentiated instructional support.
• Takes on substitute duties for last-minute teacher absences.
• Operates learning aids, such as film and slide projectors and tape recorders.
• Prepares requisitions for library materials and stockroom supplies.
• Types material and operates duplicating equipment to reproduce instructional materials.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Some college coursework preferred but not required.
• Hold a valid Teacher Aide Certificate or be in the process of receiving one.

Skills

• Communication Skills: Proficient communication skills required.
• Bilingual Skills: Spanish-speaking ability is a plus.
• Technology: Basic proficiency in operating office and instructional equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Occasional prolonged and irregular hours may be necessary.
• Regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and use stairs.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Noise level ranges from low to high and may have frequent interruptions.
• May encounter distracting activity from other employees and students.

Pay

Starting pay: $19.80 per hour.