Instructional Aide -Preschool - Special Education-Gary Knox Elementary

Job Title

To assist the teacher in maintaining appropriate classroom activities and environment in order that students may learn effectively.

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma OR GED required AND one of the following: an Associate's Degree or higher; OR sixty (60) college credits OR a passing Para Pro Assessment score earned within the last 10 years required.

2. Previous experience working with students preferred.

3. Ability to work harmoniously with staff and students.

* Please attach a copy of your High School diploma/GED & college transcripts or passing Parapro Exam score to the application*

Reports To:

Principal

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.

2. Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.

3. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.

4. Distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.

5. Guides independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.

6. Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, lunch periods and field trips.

7. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.

8. Participates in inservice training programs as assigned.

9. Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

10. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.

11. Assists with lunch, snack and cleanup routines.

12. Performs clerical tasks.

13. Performs other related duties as required by supervisor.

Terms of Employment:

Work year, salary and benefits as established by the Board.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job shall be evaluated by the building principal in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of classified personnel.

Application Instructions:

Required upload at application, missing items will disqualify application:

1. High school diploma or GED required.

2. Associate's degree, sixty (60) college credits or a passing score on the Para Pro Assessment exam earned within the last 10 years required.

R13222 M-Th 29 hrs/week 143 days