Teacher Aide - North High (13 positions)

About the role

Teacher Aides may be required to provide personal care to students including toileting. Lifting may be involved. Aides may be working in life skills classrooms, job coaching or with special needs students.

Responsibilities

• May be assigned as a teacher aide to PPS
• May be assigned to supervise students in hallways and cafeteria, etc.
• May be assigned as an aide in an office setting
• May be assigned to assist in other areas as necessary

Requirements

• Patience
• Even-tempered
• Non-confrontational
• Able to diffuse situations
• Strong Interpersonal and Communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to perform calmly in a busy setting
• Ability to multi-task
• Calm exterior
• Personable
• Able to communicate with teenagers
• Work with students one on one
• Computer/data entry skills
• Flexibility
• Resilient
• Firm, assertive manner
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Experience working with high school aged children

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; OR
• Four (4) years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B)

Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

Special Requirements

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

Pay

Starting pay rate for Aides: $18.90/hour

Hourly Stipends apply as follows:

• Split aide (assigned to both general education & PPS aide duties); UPK aide; Literacy aide; Primary Project aide; Health aide; Attendance aide - $0.50/hour
• PPS aide; job coach aide - $1.50/hour