Substitute Aide

Day to Day Substitute Aide

Berkeley County Schools (WV) – Berkeley County Schools - Martinsburg, West Virginia. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5484335

Final date to receive applications: Feb 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Feb 01, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Pay starting at $139.65 per day!

Position Title: Day to Day Substitute Aide

Department: School Buildings/Bus

Reports To: Building Administrator

SUMMARY: Substitute aides will be required to perform the job duties of all aide positions, which could include Pre‑K, Kindergarten, BD, severely impaired, and Autistic students.

Substitute aides will also be required to lift students.

Assist teachers in the classroom with daily instructional and non‑instructional activities.

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Assists teacher in routine classroom operation.
• Demonstrates understanding of student's disability; keeps firm hand and is courteous and fair.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity with students and their program.
• Maintains classroom including preparing bulletin boards.
• Attends Open house, conferences on a voluntary or as requested basis.
• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, and corrects student's work.
• Loads/unloads wheelchair bound students on bus, and/or waits with students for transportation.
• Manages and instructs small groups of students when the teacher is not available.
• Instructs and demonstrates use of exercise equipment and production machinery.
• Participates in physical activities, which are a part of the students' basic program.
• Assists students in the restroom as necessary, and may have to change diapers and other hygiene related procedures.
• Be flexible in schedule and activities throughout the day.
• Help or assist with duplicating and collecting educational paperwork.
• Complete necessary training and in‑service as required by the County.

Supervises students.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). State mandated competency exam.

Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to staff, parents, students and administrators.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detail but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to work with emotionally, physically and/or mentally impaired students. Ability to maintain composure under stressful conditions. Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Understanding of confidentiality and commitment to abide by confidentiality regulations.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20…