Countywide Supervisory Aide/Paraprofessional - Anticipated

West Virginia K-12 Jobs; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Workers' Compensation

Unemployment Compensation

Liability Insurance

Tax Shelter Annuity Program

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Personal Leave

Job summary

West Virginia K-12 Jobs is seeking a Countywide Supervisory Aide/Paraprofessional to support students, teachers, and school office functions at Warwood Elementary School. This role provides safe transportation and assistance to special needs students in various tasks.

The position runs 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. during the 2026-2027 school year, with benefits and a salary schedule based on education level. Applicants must apply online and contact Human Resources for questions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Passing score on the West Virginia aide classification competency test.
• Successful background check completed.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to prepare reports and perform required bookkeeping procedures.
• Computer skills including word processing, data management and spreadsheets.
• Experience and training with toileting and other special needs as needed.
• Medium-heavy work capacity.

Responsibilities

• 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 such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially 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 and wash‑up routines of both males and females, which may include catheterization, associated lifting, aspiration techniques, and other special needs as required.
• Assist with dressing and undressing of both male and female students.
• 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.
• Demonstrate the ability to remain and respond calmly and objectively to a variety of situations.
• Provide a variety of behavior management techniques in a crisis situation before resorting to passive restraint.
• Exhibit the physical attributes to passively restrain both male and female students over an extended period of time.
• Display the ability to physically control adolescent male and female students.
• Assist with maintaining a structured learning environment through appropriate organization of time, space arrangements and material organization.
• Implement established rules, instructions, preventive discipline, and other environmental stimuli to bring about significant changes in student functioning.
• Implement social, tangible, token activity and other contingency environmental stimuli to manage behavior and bring about behavior changes.
• Follow lesson plans developed for instructional, social academic and emotional skills and objectives.
• Assist with modifying curriculum materials.
• Assist the teacher, other staff members or administration in working with students.
• Provide input into planning and scheduling.
• Participate in staff development training for the purpose of enhancing skills.
• Assist in keeping accurate and efficient records.
• Be cognizant of special education characteristics.
• Provide a positive role model for students.
• Apply humor, joy and enthusiasm under appropriate circumstances.
• Self‑evaluate personal and job related characteristics on a regular basis and take corrective action if needed.
• File correspondence, invoices, cards or other records in prescribed manner, depending upon the practice of the school to which assigned.
• Maintain records and prepare reports as directed including bookkeeping procedures.
• Assist the secretary in various office duties as assigned.
• Keep prompt hours.
• Be courteous to callers at all times.
• Assist the bus driver in maintaining good student conduct on the bus.
• Assist young or disabled students in getting on and off the bus.
• Assure that students get on and off the bus in an orderly fashion.
• Provide written report of violations relative to discipline to the Principal of the School.
• Collect and turn over to the appropriate school secretary those personal items left on the bus by students.
• Report to assigned school after completing bus run.
• Supervise the use of assistive devices (crutches, canes, walkers, braces, wheelchairs, seat belts).
• Assist with emergency management.
• Assist with evacuation procedures.
• Implement special IEP services.
• Communicate effectively and openly with teachers, administration, other staff members and students.
• Communicate and establish positive relationships with parents.
• Maintain complete and accurate records.
• Attend first aid classes as required to maintain certification.
• Maintain and/or upgrade skills.
• Maintain positive work habits.
• Perform duties efficiently and productively.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Immediate Supervisor, Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Computer skills

Word processing

Data management

Spreadsheets

Toileting training

Following instructions

Recordkeeping

Behavior management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Passing score on WV aide classification competency test

Successful background check

Tools

Word processing

Data management

Spreadsheets

Job description

Job Title

Countywide Supervisory Aide/Paraprofessional (Anticipated JobID: 67732)

Location & Schedule

Warwood Elementary School
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Term of Employment

2026-2027 School Year

Salary & Benefits

Salary: Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule Based Upon Education Level

• Optical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Workers' Compensation
• Unemployment Compensation
• Liability Insurance
• Tax Shelter Annuity Program
• Paid Sick Leave (Sick Leave Bank)
• Paid Personal Leave (Outside School Environment Days with pay 6)

Application

Application deadline: Monday, July 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
Applicants must apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/wvde/onlineapp/. Applications not submitted online will not be considered. For questions, contact Human Resources at 304-243-0321.

Equal Employment Opportunity

- Equal employment opportunity is granted to all persons regardless of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, and no discrimination based upon such factors will be made in salary, promotion, demotion, transfer, or termination.
- Ohio County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex in employment as required by Title IX of the 1972 education amendments.
- Ohio County provides equal opportunity for the disabled per federal regulation 504.

Job Summary

Aide assisting students, teachers, and school office functions, providing safe transportation, and supporting special needs students in various tasks.

Responsibilities

• 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 such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially 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 and wash‑up routines of both males and females, which may include catheterization, associated lifting, aspiration techniques, and other special needs as required.
• Assist with dressing and undressing of both male and female students.
• 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.
• Demonstrate the ability to remain and respond calmly and objectively to a variety of situations.
• Provide a variety of behavior management techniques in a crisis situation before resorting to passive restraint.
• Exhibit the physical attributes to passively restrain both male and female students over an extended period of time.
• Display the ability to physically control adolescent male and female students.
• Assist with maintaining a structured learning environment through appropriate organization of time, space arrangements and material organization.
• Implement established rules, instructions, preventive discipline, and other environmental stimuli to bring about significant changes in student functioning.
• Implement social, tangible, token activity and other contingency environmental stimuli to manage behavior and bring about behavior changes.
• Follow lesson plans developed for instructional, social academic and emotional skills and objectives.
• Assist with modifying curriculum materials.
• Assist the teacher, other staff members or administration in working with students.
• Provide input into planning and scheduling.
• Participate in staff development training for the purpose of enhancing skills.
• Assist in keeping accurate and efficient records.
• Be cognizant of special education characteristics.
• Provide a positive role model for students.
• Apply humor, joy and enthusiasm under appropriate circumstances.
• Self‑evaluate personal and job related characteristics on a regular basis and take corrective action if needed.
• File correspondence, invoices, cards or other records in prescribed manner, depending upon the practice of the school to which assigned.
• Maintain records and prepare reports as directed including bookkeeping procedures.
• Assist the secretary in various office duties as assigned.
• Keep prompt hours.
• Be courteous to callers at all times.
• Assist the bus driver in maintaining good student conduct on the bus.
• Assist young or disabled students in getting on and off the bus.
• Assure that students get on and off the bus in an orderly fashion.
• Provide written report of violations relative to discipline to the Principal of the School.
• Collect and turn over to the appropriate school secretary those personal items left on the bus by students.
• Report to assigned school after completing bus run.
• Supervise the use of assistive devices (crutches, canes, walkers, braces, wheelchairs, seat belts).
• Assist with emergency management.
• Assist with evacuation procedures.
• Implement special IEP services.
• Communicate effectively and openly with teachers, administration, other staff members and students.
• Communicate and establish positive relationships with parents.
• Maintain complete and accurate records.
• Attend first aid classes as required to maintain certification.
• Maintain and/or upgrade skills.
• Maintain positive work habits.
• Perform duties efficiently and productively.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Immediate Supervisor, Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Possess computer skills to include 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 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.

Reports To

School Principal, his/her designee or other assigned immediate supervisor.