Middle School Special Education Classroom Instructional Assistant (Aide)

Solon High School; Solon (OH); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Solon City Schools is seeking an Instructional/Non-Instructional Aide to support teachers and help manage a well-organized classroom. Under supervision, you will assist with activities, small groups, and materials to reinforce learning for students.

You will perform clerical tasks, help prepare activities, and support reading, storytelling, and media resources while contributing to ongoing professional growth and healthy classroom dynamics.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is recommended.
• Shall show evidence of demonstrated teaching, educational skills and interest in students and their education.
• Shall have the ability to communicate and deal with students, teachers and the public in a congenial and positive manner.
• Shall have demonstrated aptitude and competence for assigned responsibilities.
• Shall exhibit acceptable standards of emotional stability, moral character, sound health and be physically able to perform necessary job responsibilities.
• Shall exhibit a pleasant and dignified classroom manner, be neat in appearance and have the ability to adjust to change.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• To assist the teachers in providing a well organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.
• Under the supervision of a certified teacher, assists in preparation of classroom activities. Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced and provided by the teachers.
• Assists individual students in need of special attention.
• Performs routine clerical duties as requested and directed by teachers.
• Guides independent student, enrichment work and remedial work set up by teachers.
• Assists and sets up media equipment, software and supplies.
• Assists teachers with non-instructional duties as required.
• Assists teachers in checking workbooks, notebooks, correcting papers and supervising testing and make-up work.
• Assists in drill work.
• Assists with reading, storytelling, etc.
• Assists small groups of student in the media resource center.
• Participates in professional growth and in-service training programs.
• Assists teachers in duties relating to the supervision of playground, study hall, cafeteria, bus loading activities, etc.
• Assists teachers in catalogues, files instructional materials and maintains an inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Performs such other duties as requested by the certified teacher and Building Principal.

Skills

Teaching aptitude

Student communication

Classroom assistance

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Position Description

SOLON CITY SCHOOLS
Position Description
POSITION: Instructional/Non-Instructional Aide
POSITION TYPE: Classified Instruction/Non-Instructional Aide - Salary Schedule
QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent is recommended.

• Shall show evidence of demonstrated teaching, educational skills and interest in students and their education.
• Shall have the ability to communicate and deal with students, teachers and the public in a congenial and positive manner.
• Shall have demonstrated aptitude and competence for assigned responsibilities.
• Shall exhibit acceptable standards of emotional stability, moral character, sound health and be physically able to perform necessary job responsibilities.
• Shall exhibit a pleasant and dignified classroom manner, be neat in appearance and have the ability to adjust to change.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

CONTRACT
WORK DAYS: As per Board Agreement. Instructional Aides work the school calendar for students
RESPONSIBLE TO: Classroom Teacher and Building Principal
SUPERVISES: N/A
GENERAL
RESPONSIBILITIES: To assist the teachers in providing a well organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of a certified teacher, assists in preparation of classroom activities. Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced and provided by the teachers.

• Assists individual students in need of special attention.
• Performs routine clerical duties as requested and directed by teachers.
• Guides independent student, enrichment work and remedial work set up by teachers.
• Assists and sets up media equipment, software and supplies.
• Assists teachers with non-instructional duties as required.
• Assists teachers in checking workbooks, notebooks, correcting papers and supervising testing and make-up work.
• Assists in drill work.
• Assists with reading, storytelling, etc.
• Assists small groups of student in the media resource center.
• Participates in professional growth and in-service training programs.
• Assists teachers in duties relating to the supervision of playground, study hall, cafeteria, bus loading activities, etc.
• Assists teachers in catalogues, files instructional materials and maintains an inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Performs such other duties as requested by the certified teacher and Building Principal.