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 in Hamburg, NY is seeking a Classroom Assistant to support instructional staff and help students stay focused.

The role involves assisting with skill drills, preparing instructional materials, supervising independent work, and helping during arrival and dismissal. Ideal candidates have a high school diploma and experience with children, including those with special needs. The job emphasizes safety, organization, and collaboration with teachers.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assists in maintaining classroom environment and keeps materials ready.
• Assists with individuals or groups needing drill in skills or content area.
• Follows student behavior plans and maintains records for each student.
• Assists teacher with preparation of instructional materials.
• Supervises independent student work.
• Assists at arrival and dismissal times as needed.
• Helps move and manage students in Music, Art and Physical Education.
• Cares for an individual child with soiled clothes or behavior problems.
• Cleans and prepares supplies and materials for use; organizes after use.

Skills

Typing

Experience with handicapped children

Personal-care sensitivity

Behavioral problems experience

Early elementary knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalency diploma

Job description

CLASSROOM:

1. Assists in maintaining a classroom environment that will help students focus and remain on task.

2. Assists with 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 with 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 an 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 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.