Teacher Aide - Non-Public School (St. Gregory)

30 hours per week (6 hours/day, 7:30am–2:30pm), 10 months per school year.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a student at a parochial school within the district full days.
• Take directions from teaching staff.
• Work collaboratively with school personnel to improve student achievement and character development.
• Assist with personal care, including toileting and lifting students (two-person lift may be required).
• Work in life-skills classrooms, job-coaching settings, or with special-needs students.
• Familiarize yourself with and contribute to the successful implementation of the District’s Mission and Belief statements.
• Oversee students completing assigned projects.
• Assist the teacher in recording grades and marks.
• Proctor and help conduct examinations.
• Assist in correcting test papers, themes, and essays.
• Manage records, materials, and equipment.
• Supervise students doing remedial work directed by the teacher.
• Assist in preparing bulletin boards, teacher aids, and organizing materials.
• Operate audio-visual equipment when required.
• Arrange for films, projectors, and related equipment/supplies.
• Read in a foreign language from prepared scripts for tape recording.
• Oversee technical operations of language laboratory equipment.
• Set up science laboratory equipment, conduct experiments, and perform limited review of student laboratory reports.
• Assist in the technical preparation and production of television programs.
• Read to and play records for children in primary grades.
• Provide piano, violin, or other musical accompaniment.
• Supervise students and perform other support services as determined and supervised by teachers.
• Perform additional tasks and responsibilities as directed by the Superintendent of Schools or designee.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; OR
• Four years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Skills

• Ability to establish good relationships with students, teachers, and others.
• Ability to gain and hold the confidence of and maintain a patient, understanding attitude toward school children.
• Ability to maintain order in classrooms and enforce school regulations with firmness.
• Familiarity with classroom routine.
• Good background or knowledge in the specific field where specialized duties are involved.
• Resourcefulness in conducting activities indirectly related to the teaching process.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Dependability, neat personal appearance, tact, courtesy, and good judgment.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position (including lifting and assisting with personal care).