Teacher Aide III

Lower Kuskokwim School District; Nightmute (AK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

AERRC is seeking a Paraprofessional to support classroom activities in a rural Alaskan setting. The role assists the teacher, supports small groups, and helps individual students with needs, while performing light clerical tasks and classroom duties.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, with preferred experience with youth and the ability to work in a cross-cultural environment. Bilingual Yup’ik and English is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Demonstrated successful experience working with young people in a school setting desirable.
• Align with paraprofessional qualification requirements (48 semester hours or Associate Degree or pass State-Approved Academic Competency test) or pass within the probationary period.
• Bilingual in Yup’ik and English preferred.
• Ability to live and work in a cross-cultural, rural Alaskan environment.
• Ability to carry out successfully the duties described below.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the teacher, prepares for classroom activities.
• Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assist individual students in need of special attention.
• Performs clerical duties.
• Sets up and operates equipment.
• Assists teacher with non-instructional classroom duties such as snack, restroom, and clothing routines.
• Checks notebooks, correct papers, and supervises testing and make-up work.
• Assist in drill work.
• Assists with reading and storytelling.
• Assists small groups of students in the library.
• Participates in in-service training programs.
• Checks and records student attendance.
• Collects and records lunch money.
• Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom learning displays up to date.
• Assists with the supervision of the students during lunch periods, assemblies, play periods, and on field trips.
• Alerts the teacher of any problem or special information about the individual student.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and fellow employees as is expected of teacher.
• Maintains a sense of responsibility and positive attitude toward students and fellow employees.
• Shows initiative in sharing work with other instructional personnel.
• Maintains classroom student records and folders.
• Corrects and records student work and reports students progress to the teacher.
• Listens to individual students read orally.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual Yup’ik/English

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

To help provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.

Qualifications

• 1. High School Diploma or GED.


• 2. Demonstrated successful experience working with young people in a school setting desirable.


• 3. Align with NCLB Paraprofessional Qualification requirements (48 semester hours or Associate Degree or pass State-Approved Academic Competency test) or pass within the probationary period.


• 4. Bilingual in Yup’ik and English preferred.


• 5. Ability to live and work in a cross-cultural, rural Alaskan environment.


• 6. Ability to carry out successfully the duties described below.

Duties

• 1. Under the supervision of the teacher, prepares for classroom activities.


• 2. Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.


• 3. Assist individual students in need of special attention.


• 4. Performs clerical duties.


• 5. Sets up and operates equipment.


• 6. Assists teacher with non-instructional classroom duties such as snack, restroom, and clothing routines.


• 7. Checks notebooks, correct papers, and supervises testing and make-up work.


• 8. Assist in drill work.


• 9. Assists with reading and storytelling.


• 10. Assists small groups of students in the library.


• 11. Participates in in-service training programs.


• 12. Checks and records student attendance.


• 13. Collects and records lunch money.


• 14. Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom learning displays up to date.


• 15. Assists with the supervision of the students during lunch periods, assemblies, play periods, and on field trips.


• 16. Alerts the teacher of any problem or special information about the individual student.


• 17. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and fellow employees as is expected of teacher.


• 18. Maintains a sense of responsibility and positive attitude toward students and fellow employees.


• 19. Shows initiative in sharing work with other instructional personnel.


• 20. Maintains classroom student records and folders.


• 21. Corrects and records student work and reports students progress to the teacher.


• 22. Listens to individual students read orally.


• 23. Performs other duties as assigned.