Substitute Teacher Aide

Frontier Central School District; Town of Hamburg (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier Central School District is seeking a classroom aide to support instructional activities and supervise student work across Classroom and Personal Care tasks. The role involves assisting teachers, preparing materials, and maintaining orderly classrooms, with attention to student focus and safety.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, ability to type, experience with children who have handicapped conditions, and sensitivity to personal care needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Typing at a reasonable speed.
• Experience working with children with handicapped conditions.
• Sensitivity to personal care needs preferred.
• Experience with children with behavioral problems preferred.
• Knowledge of students in an early elementary setting.

Responsibilities

• Assists in maintaining a classroom environment that helps students focus and stay on task.
• Assists individuals or groups who need drill in a skill or content area.
• Follows student behavior plans and assists in record keeping for each student.
• Assists teacher with preparation of instructional materials.
• Supervises independent student work.
• Assists teachers at arrival and dismissal times.
• Helps keep supplies and materials organized and ready for use.
• Physical condition suitable for the demands of the position.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Typing speed

Experience with handicapped children

Sensitivity to personal care

Behavioral problems experience

Classroom support

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

Anticipated Rate Increase for 2026/2027

CLASSROOM

1. Assists in maintaining a classroom environment that will help students focus and remain on task.
2. Assists individuals or groups who need drill in a particular skill or content area.
3. Follows student behavior plans consistently and firmly and assists in the record keeping necessary to maintain the individual behavioral/academic plan for each student.
4. Assists teacher with the preparation of instructional materials.
5. Supervises independent student work.
6. Assists teacher(s) at arrival and dismissal times as needed.
7. Helps keep supplies and materials in order and ready for use.
8. Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
9. Does related work as assigned.

PERSONAL CARE

1. Assists individuals or groups who need drill in a particular skill.
2. Prepares instructional materials.
3. Supervises independent student work.
4. Arranges bulletin boards.
5. Obtains, sets up, operates and returns instructional materials.
6. Duplicates and collates instructional materials.
7. Reading and storytelling.
8. Assists in the record keeping necessary to maintain the individual educational plan for each student.
9. Assists at arrival and dismissal times both at the loading area and in the building.
10. Assists sick or injured children who should be taken to the health office.
11. Helps keep supplies and materials in order, helps prepare supplies and materials for use; cleans up and puts away materials after their use.
12. Guides in the movement of children in Music, Art and Physical Education.
13. Cares for individual child with soiled clothes or behavior problems.
14. Cleans individual children as the needs arise.
15. Assists student in the cafeteria if required.
16. Physical condition to commensurate with the demands of the position.
17. Does related work as assigned.

1. Possesses a high school diploma or equivalency diploma;
2. Is able to type at a reasonable rate of speed;
3. Has experience working with children with handicapped conditions.
4. Has a sensitivity for working with individuals in need of personal care. (preferred)
5. Possesses prior experience working with children withbehavioral problems.
6. Knowledge of students in an early elementary setting.