Student Support Aide: Classroom Assistant & Care

Lyons CSD; Town of Lyons (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyons CSD is seeking a Teacher Aide to assist the licensed teacher and support staff in the timely completion of instructional objectives. The role emphasizes positive interaction with students, supervision in the classroom, and collaboration with the supervising teacher and building principal.

The position involves assisting in adaptive daily living skills, reinforcing therapy-related activities, and performing light clerical duties while maintaining confidentiality and supporting program needs

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with children in an educational setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the classroom when the teacher attends meetings or is taken from the classroom to correct a situation that may arise with a student.
• Works with individual students or groups of students on special non-instructional projects.
• Assists students in the use of available instructional resources and assists in the development of instructional materials.
• Attends and participates in team meetings for the development of programs to better meet individual needs.
• Assists in adaptive daily living and self-help skills (e.g., changing diapers, toilet training, tying shoes).
• Reinforces skills taught by a speech therapist, job coach, occupational therapist/physical therapist/classroom teacher after receiving the appropriate training.
• Provides clerical assistance (e.g., filing, typing, copy classroom material, enter material in computer and relay or respond to telephone messages).
• Maintains strict confidentiality.
• Removes the students from situations as directed by the teacher.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the classroom teacher and/or building administrator.

Skills

Experience with children

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Lyons CSD is seeking a Teacher Aide to assist the licensed teacher and support staff in the timely completion of instructional objectives. The role emphasizes positive interaction with students, supervision in the classroom, and collaboration with the supervising teacher and building principal.

The position involves assisting in adaptive daily living skills, reinforcing therapy-related activities, and performing light clerical duties while maintaining confidentiality and supporting program needs