Instructional Aide

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Experience & Training:   Two years of college-level work, or equivalent experience, preferably including or supplemented by courses in psychology, child growth and development or a closely related field. 

Specific Duties Include:

• Assist the classroom teacher in planning course of study and specific lesson plans;
• May tutor individual students or groups of students under the guidance of the classroom teacher;
• Supervise individual students or small groups of students in practice activities such as mathematical and spelling drills;
• Supervise students at assemblies, programs or during trips;
• Auditory and visual monitoring of students both inside the classroom and during outside activities;
• Assist students in reviewing homework assignments and test results;
• Prepare instructional and visual aids including posters, charts and stencils;
• Arrange for and operate audiovisual equipment;

• Order textbooks and supplies and maintains an inventory of essential items;
• May attend meetings relating to curriculum content or student-related problems.

Essential Skills Include the Ability to:

Instruct and plan learning activities under the guidance of the classroom teacher;

Assume a high level of responsibility and independent activity;

Meet physical and/or mental requirements associated with the tasks outlined in this position description;

Deal effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations requiring tact, judgment and poise;

Express oneself clearly, orally and in writing;

Supervise large groups of students;

Operate the mimeograph machine, typewriter and audio-visual equipment.

This position requires thorough knowledge of:

Instructional materials used at grade level, curriculum content and objectives;

Application of curriculum content as it applies to individual differences in the classroom;

Methods and attitudes required to motivate and encourage student  and parental participation in the total educational process.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, turn, talk and hear, and taste and smell. The employee frequently is required to use hands to write, finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The employee must occasionally lift arms above shoulders to point, reach, touch, pull or lift.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  Work environment includes working directly with young children.  Employee will occasionally work at a computer.