AE Aide / Associate

Clear Creek Amana Community School District; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Creek Amana Community School District is seeking an Aide/Associate to assist teachers in educating and supervising students with disabilities across various settings, including the classroom and bus duty.

The role emphasizes teamwork with teachers, staff, and families, confidentiality, and adherence to behavior plans to support individual student needs.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children preferred but not required.
• Post-secondary coursework in educational field preferred but not required.
• Initiative to be a self-starter.
• Intuitive to the needs of the student.
• Ability to work with classroom staff, admins, AEA and parents as a team.
• Ability to be flexible in assignment given.
• Ability to use good judgment when unexpected problems arise.
• Ability to use office equipment.
• May be assigned other related duties in addition to those listed above.

Responsibilities

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain harmonious relationships with the public, students, and staff.
• Assist classroom teacher with educational activities.
• Take directions from teachers and administrators.
• Follow behavior management plans for individual students.
• Maintain students' daily behavior logs.
• Assist in implementing Individual Education Plans.
• Prepare and organize instructional materials and equipment.
• Perform personal care duties for students with disabilities as needed.
• Prepare and supervise students in bus loading/unloading.
• Assist in maintaining a safe instructional environment.
• Assist in implementing school-wide behavior management strategies.
• Supervise lunchroom, playground, halls, classroom and other areas.
• Perform other activities as required by building Principal or teachers.

Skills

Experience with children

Education coursework

Self-starter

Student needs awareness

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Good judgment

Office equipment

Additional duties

Education

Post-secondary coursework in education

Job description

TITLE: Aide / Associate

LOCATION: Amana Elementary (Amana, IA)

JOB SUMMARY: Assist teachers in the instruction, supervision and care of students with disabilities in a variety of instructional settings, including special education, general education and work/community settings in order to enhance student learning, promote the overall efficiency of the school, and maximize the educational opportunities available to each child.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with children preferred but not required
• Post-secondary coursework in educational field preferred but not required
• Initiative to be a self-starter
• Intuitive to the needs of the student
• Ability to work well with classroom teacher, support staff, administrators, AEA and parents of student as part of an educational team
• Ability to be flexible in assignment given
• Ability to use good judgment when unexpected problems arise
• Ability to use office equipment
• May be assigned other related duties in addition to those listed above

Specific Duties

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis
• Maintain confidentiality
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees
• Assist classroom teacher with educational activities
• Take directions from teachers, building administrators
• Follow behavior management plans for individual students
• Maintain students' daily behavior logs
• Assist in the implementation and monitoring of students' Individual Education Plans
• Prepare and organize instructional materials and equipment
• Perform personal care duties for students with disabilities as needed
• Prepare and supervise students in bus loading/unloading. May include riding the bus, supervising students, collecting daily logs and implementing behavior intervention plan.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and orderly instructional environment
• Assist in implementing school-wide and classroom consistent behavior management strategies and procedures
• Supervise lunchroom, playground, halls, classroom and other assigned areasPerform other activities as required by building Principal or teachers

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the American Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The Clear Creek Amana School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation or gender identity. Federal law obligates an employer to provide reasonable accommodation for the known disabilities of applicants, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employer.