Teacher Aide - (St. Gregory/WCSD Location TBD)

Schedule

30 hours per week (6 hours per day, 8:00 am – 2:30 pm), 10 months per school year. Assignment includes 2 hours at St. Gregory and 4 hours at another WCSD location (to be determined).

Responsibilities

• Work well with children.
• Provide support to a student at a parochial school within the district for full days.
• Take directions from teachers and school personnel.
• Collaborate with school personnel to improve student achievement and character development.
• Provide personal care to students, including toileting; may require a two‑person lift.
• Lift children as needed; physical effort may be involved.
• Work in life‑skills classrooms, job‑coaching settings, or with special‑needs students.

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).
• Position is not intended to replace clerical roles (typist, stenographer, clerk) or to assist a teacher in the teaching process (reserved for Teaching Assistants).

Special Requirements

• Ability to establish good relationships with students, teachers, and others.
• Ability to gain and hold the confidence of, and maintain a patient and 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 and neat personal appearance.
• Tact, courtesy, and good judgment.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Typical Work Activities

• Familiar with and contributes to the successful implementation of the District’s Mission and Belief statements.
• Oversees students in completing assigned projects.
• Assists the teacher in recording grades and marks.
• Proctors and otherwise helps to conduct examinations.
• Assists the teacher in correcting test papers, themes, and essays.
• Manages records, materials, and equipment.
• Supervises students doing remedial work directed by the teacher.
• Assists in preparing bulletin boards, teacher aids, and organization of necessary materials.
• Assists in operating audio‑visual equipment when required.
• Arranges for films and projectors, and orders related equipment and supplies.
• Reads in a foreign language from prepared scripts for tape‑recording purposes.
• Assists in overseeing technical operations or language‑laboratory equipment.
• Helps set up science laboratory equipment, conduct experiments, and performs limited review of student laboratory reports.
• Helps in the technical preparation and production of television programs.
• Reads to and plays records for children in primary grades.
• Provides piano, violin, or other musical accompaniment.
• Assists teachers in the supervision of students and performs other support services as determined and supervised by teachers.
• Performs other tasks and assumes additional responsibilities as directed by the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee.

Supervision

All work is performed under the direct supervision of the classroom teacher or the school principal.