Countywide Supervisory Aides​/Paraprofessionals - Anticipated

Title

Aide

Ritchie Elementary School, Ohio County Schools

2026–2027 School Year

Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule Based Upon Education Level

• Optical Insurance
• Social Security
• Dental Insurance
• Worker's Compensation
• Medical Insurance
• Retirement
• Life Insurance
• Unemployment Compensation
• Liability Insurance
• Tax Shelter Annuity Program
• Paid Sick Leave
• Sick Leave Bank
• Paid Personal Leave
• Outside School Environment Days with pay 6

To provide a well‑organized, smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials; to contribute to the efficient operation of a school office so that it can play its effective part in the education process; and to assist in providing safe transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantages from Ohio County Schools curricular and extra‑curricular programs.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Passing score on the West Virginia aide classification competency test.
• Completion of a successful background check.
• Basic word processing skills preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to prepare reports and perform required bookkeeping procedures.
• Computer skills, including competency in word processing, data management, and spreadsheets.
• Experience and training with toileting, catheterization, aspiration techniques and other special needs as needed.
• Any combination of training and experience which would lead to successful employment as an Aide in any one or all of the following areas:
  Teacher Aide, Clerical Aide, Special Education Aide, and/or Bus Aide.
• Job is classified as requiring a medium‑heavy work capacity.

• Adhere to all federal, state, and district laws and policies.
• Prepare student attendance reports.
• Provide and collect workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.
• Collect and record collection of money.
• Read to students and participate in other forms of oral communications with students.
• Administer, score, and record achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Operate and care for classroom and office equipment, including computers.
• Assist with lunch, snack and clean‑up routines.
• Assist with toileting, wash‑up, dressing and undressing of both male and female students, including catheterization, lifting, aspiration techniques and other special needs as required.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
• Type a variety of materials such as letters, student records, reports and memos.
• Respond calmly and objectively to a variety of situations.
• Provide behavior management techniques in crisis situations before resorting to passive restraint.
• Exercise physical restraint techniques as needed while maintaining safety.
• Assist with maintaining a structured learning environment through appropriate organization of time, space, and materials.
• Implement established rules, instructions, preventive discipline, and other environmental stimuli to effect significant changes in student functioning.
• Use social, tangible, token, and other contingency activities to manage behavior.
• Follow lesson plans developed for instructional, social, academic and emotional objectives.
• Assist with modifying curriculum materials.
• Assist teachers, staff members or administration in working with students.
• Provide input into planning and scheduling.
• Participate in staff development training.
• Assist in keeping accurate and efficient records.
• Be cognizant of special education characteristics.
• Serve as a positive role model for students.
• Apply humor, joy and enthusiasm under appropriate circumstances.
• Self‑evaluate personal and job‑related characteristics regularly and take corrective action.
• File correspondence, invoices, cards or other records in prescribed manner.
• Maintain records and prepare reports as directed, including…