POSITION: Aide (General, Title, and Exceptional Education)
DEPARTMENT: All Schools
REPORTS TO: BuildingAdministrator
DATE: January,2009
FLSA SIAIUS; Non-exempt
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: ln accordance with school calendar and board policy.
EVALUATION: ln accordance with ESP Agreement.
SUPERYTSORYRESPOflSIBTLTIIES; None
SUMIT ARY: To assist the teacher achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or
small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.
QUALIFICATION&BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS :
1 . A high school diploma or GED.

2. 48 college credits or an AA degree or a successful passing score on the PRAXIS test.

3. College credits in elementary education, special education or a related educational field.

4. Previous experience working with children as an aide, daycare provider, or a related area working with
children.

5. Ability to operate a computer and related software.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES :
1. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning materials 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. Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher. Operates and
cares for the equipment used in the classroom.

4. Reads to students, listens to the students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication
with the students.

5. Assists in checking and recording student attendance. Helps maintain individual records for students;
assists with daily, quarterly or yearly clerical duties as requested by the teacher.
6. Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
7. Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work as assigned by the
teacher.

8. Substitutes for classroom teacher in his/her absence if asked by the building administrator. Alerts the
regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
9. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of
the regular teacher.
10. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is
expected of certified teachers.
11. Participates in all family nights, programs, and extra-curricular activities at the school as assigned by
the building administrator.
12. Supervises recess, breakast, lunch, hallways, busing and restrooms as assigned.
13. Other duties may be assigned.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
1. Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field
trips. The employee is continuously responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.
2. Keeps a bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up to date. 3. Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines. 4. Helps students with their clothing as needed. 5. Collects and records collection of money for raffles and fundraisers. 6. Participatesininservicetraining/workshops/programsasassigned.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while pedorming the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disahilities to perlorm fhe essertia,
functions.
The noise level in the work environment for this position is usually loud but at a standard acceptable level for
this environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met
by an employee to successfully pedorm the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to pertorm the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee
is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds. The employee must be able to push items of 50 pounds such as
pushing children on swings or moving/rearranging furniture. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities act
(A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.