Teacher Aide

Job Description:

SUMMARY: Assistteachers in educating students. (Note: Every classroom paraprofessional in the district has specific duties to perform. This is determined by the age of the students worked with and/or the specific needs of the students.)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist special teacher in classroom instruction.

• Reads tests to students and makes other accommodations from the IEP.

• At times participates in Social Studies and Science Class-Within-A-Class educational opportunities. (Takes notes during class, monitors behavior of students, works with individual students, etc.)

• Inputs student scores into computer.

• Has a good working relationship with regular staff members, special staff members, and students.

• Demonstrates understanding of students' difficulties.

• Maintains classroom bulletin boards.

• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board and corrects student work.

• Walks students to and from the bus (as needed).

• Walks with students that have behavior difficulties between classes (as needed).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises students (at times).

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Must have 60 hours of college and/or pass the paraprofessional paxis test. (Prefer to have people that have worked with special needs students in the past. Must have skills of empathy and a positive attitude to work in this area.)

EVALUATION: Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Support Staff Personnel.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Nine-month employee. Salary to be established by the Board of Education.