AU Mentor​/Aide

Berkeley County Schools (WV) MOUNTAIN RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Gerrardstown, West Virginia Open in Google Maps

Berkeley County Schools (WV) MOUNTAIN RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Gerrardstown, West Virginia Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Berkeley County Schools

Job : 5918499

Final date to receive applications: Sep 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Sep 09, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 23, 2026

POSITION TITLE: AU Mentor/Aide

START DATE: September 23, 2026

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Building Administrator

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

EMPLOYMENT TERM: 200 days annually

HOURS: 8:30 am-3:30 pm

SALARY: $30,660 - $44,950 Salary will be determined by using the Berkeley County Schools Service Personnel Salary Scale based on level of education and years of experience/certification plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation.

JOB TYPE

DESCRIPTION:

A vacancy exists for an AU Mentor/ Aide. Applicant's primary duties will be with AU Students.

SUMMARY:

Assist teachers in the classroom with daily instructional and non-instructional activities. The successful applicant will provide support and assistance in the areas of behavior management, communication, daily living, self-help, academic, career/vocational and recreation/leisure skills. Toileting may be required.

FILLING SERVICE PERSONNEL VACANCIES:

• Regularly employed service personnel who hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy
• Service personnel who have held a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy whose employment has been discontinued in accordance with this section
• Regularly employed service personnel who do not hold a classification title within the classification category of vacancy
• Service personnel who have not held a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy and whose employment has been discontinued in accordance with this section
• Substitute service personnel who hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy
• Substitute service personnel who do not hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy
• New service personnel

For Each Candidate Consider Each of the Following

• Seniority
• Qualifications
• Evaluation of past service

STAY PUT RULE - §18A-2-7b:
After the twentieth day prior to the beginning of the instructional term, a service person may not transfer to another position in the county during that instructional term if the service person is employed and assigned as:

an autism mentor or aide working with students with autism; or

an early childhood classroom assistant teacher, or

aide working with a student whose IEP requires one-on-one services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
. Other duties may be assigned.

• 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…