Educator Support Aide: Empowering Classrooms & Students

Yorktown Central School District; Town of Yorktown (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Yorktown Central School District is seeking a Teacher Aide to support certified teachers in a classroom setting under supervision. This role may involve one-on-one assistance to students with special needs and other noninstructional duties to aid the learning process.

You will help with checking homework, attendance, preparing materials, proctoring exams, and assisting with mobility and use of technology as required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.
• Experience working with children.
• Fingerprint Clearance.
• Completion of required State Workshops on Child Abuse, School Safety and Dignity for All Students.
• Approval by the Westchester Department of Civil Services.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance in direct support of a teacher in such matters as checking homework or examination papers, averaging grades, checking attendance, collecting money, preparing charts, making up lists, maintaining classroom files, preparing dittos, operating duplicating machines, etc.;
• Provides physical aid to the teacher in such areas as maintaining bulletin boards, making posters, obtaining and returning reference materials, distributing various materials and supplies, setting up audio-visual, computer, television and laboratory presentations, giving personal physical assistance to individual children (clothing, feeding, wash-up, bathroom) as required.;
• Assists in proctoring and other tasks related to the administration of examinations;
• May be assigned to work with children with disabilities as a one-on-one aide, providing assistance with taking notes, helping with mobility issues, assisting with personal care issues, accompanying student on school bus and helping them to get on and off the bus, etc.;
• May provide assistance to students with various disabilities in use of technology and equipment adaptation to facilitate learning, mobility and/or communication;
• May maintain order and discipline in the temporary absence of the teacher or in the classroom, hallways, lunchrooms, etc., on either a regularly assigned or occasional basis

Skills

Experience working with children

Fingerprint Clearance

Child abuse, school safety and dignity

Civil services approval

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

Yorktown Central School District is seeking a Teacher Aide to support certified teachers in a classroom setting under supervision. This role may involve one-on-one assistance to students with special needs and other noninstructional duties to aid the learning process.

You will help with checking homework, attendance, preparing materials, proctoring exams, and assisting with mobility and use of technology as required.