Yorktown CSD (Ny) Yorktown Heights , NY 10598
Posted 2 weeks ago
Position Type:
Substitute/Substitute Teacher Assistant/Aide
Date Posted:
5/23/2023
Location:
Administration
Date Available:
ongoing
Closing Date:
ongoing
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Job Title: Substitute Teacher Aide/Assistant Job Category: Non-Exempt Department/Group: District Job Description Job Summary: Substitute Teacher Aide/Assistant provides classroom and instructional suppoprt to students under the general supervision of a Certified Teacher.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education equivalent to a graduation from an accredited high school or General Education Diploma (GED).
Experience working with children
NYSD Certification as a Level I Teaching Assistant preferred.
Primary Activities
Provide support to the teacher by setting up work areas, displays and exhibits, operating audio-visual equipment, operating educational training equipment and distributing and collecting paper(s), materials and supplies.
Providing assistance to individual and small groups of students, reinforcing instruction as directed by the teacher.
Assist in overseeing student activities; monitor and maintain student behavior in accordance with established guidelines. Work with individual students or groups of students on special instructional projects.
Perform routine clerical duties in support of classroom activities, such as copying and filing instructional materials, ordering materials and supplies, and maintaining classroom records.
Assist teacher in routine classroom preparation duties, such as making student folders, charts, schedules, posters and bulletin boards at the direction or the teacher or administration.
Supervise and monitor class when teacher is out of the room.
Perform required care-giving/personal hygiene activities for student; i.e., feeding, toileting, dressing, etc.
Assist in students moving to other areas of the building such as cafeteria, nurse's office, restrooms, etc.; assist students during other school related activities as needed including assemblies, field trips and co-curricular activities.
Assure the safety of students by following health and safety practices and procedures; assist in maintaining a clean and orderly classroom environment.
Use positive verbal and non-verbal skills to enhance learning.
Model non-discriminatory practices in all activities.
Maintain confidentiality of all information concerning students, staff, and/or parent/guardian in any public setting.
Provide the teacher with information about students which will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning and behavioral experiences.
Assist students in the use of available instructional resources, and assist in the development of instructional materials.
Utilize own special skills and abilities by assisting in instructional programs in such areas as: foreign languages, arts, crafts, music and similar subjects.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the program or building administrator(s) in accordance with school policies and practices.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee:
is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit.
Is regularly required to climb, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and to reach above the head and reach forward.
Is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls and to talk and hear.
Occasionally required to lift and/or push up to 50 pounds.
Must have specific vision abilities for close vision, distance vision, depth perception and tell the difference between colors
Work Environment
The noise level in the work environment is typical for a school environment.
Work generally performed indoors with limited outside supervision of students.
Last Updated By: Sheila McGuinness Date/Time: June 2015
Yorktown CSD (Ny)