AU Mentor​/Aide

Berkeley County Schools (WV) Tomahawk Intermediate - Hedgesville, West Virginia Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5954047

Final date to receive applications: Oct 13, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 07, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Oct 20, 2026

POSITION TITLE: AU Mentor/Aide

START DATE: Orchard 20, 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.

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.

Consider Applicants in this Order

• 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.

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 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.…