Teacher Aides (10)

About the Role

This position involves performing routine classroom duties and non-professional tasks to assist teachers. Duties include managing records and materials, attending to students' physical needs, monitoring students, and other support tasks. The role varies depending on the assigned grade level and does not include instructional or instructionally related duties.

Work is performed under the direct supervision of a teacher or principal, with no supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Attends to physical needs of students and/or assists students with special needs.
• Keeps simple records such as recording grades or completion of homework assignments, as directed by the teacher.
• Assists teacher in routine classroom preparation duties, such as making student folders, charts, schedules, posters, and bulletin boards.
• Helps teacher set up the classroom by distributing and/or gathering materials and setting up equipment.
• Assists teachers in demonstrating the proper use of vocational tools and equipment.
• Corrects standardized objective tests.
• Supervises and monitors class when the teacher is out of the room.
• Relieves teacher of study hall, corridor, lunchroom, and other monitorial duties.
• Helps maintain discipline and structure within a classroom.
• Makes photocopies of materials for classes and lessons.
• Provides a good example to students in areas of cleanliness and proper manners.
• Assists teachers by helping students stay focused, pay attention, and participate.
• Assists in routine classroom housekeeping chores.
• Organizes and participates in group games and related activities.
• Reads and tells stories to children.
• Assists in implementing good behavior management routines and techniques.
• Takes attendance and lunch counts.
• Assists teachers in helping students prepare for dismissal by gathering belongings.
• Escorts students to and from buses, classrooms, bathrooms, and lunchrooms.
• May assist in proctoring tests.
• May assist teachers and students in selecting materials in the library.
• May assist teachers and students in computer operation.
• May write down homework and take class notes for students.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of classroom routine.
• Ability to establish good relationships with students, teachers, and coworkers.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain discipline.
• Tact, courtesy, dependability, initiative, and resourcefulness.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Qualifications

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma. Work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis in lieu of a high school diploma, up to a maximum of two years.

Pay

Salary range: $24,439 – $37,053 (approximate).

Schedule

Start date: September 1, 2026.

Grade levels: Elementary and Secondary.