Teacher Aide - Intermediate

Queensbury UFSD; Town of Queensbury (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Benefits

Job summary

Queensbury UFSD's Queensbury Intermediate School, WHBI, is opening a full-time Teacher Aide on a 10-month calendar (7 hours/day) beginning as soon as possible.

The role provides non-teaching support under certified staff, including assisting with remedial activities, supervising students, and helping with health and mobility tasks as needed.

Pay starts at $18.79 per hour, with actual salary determined by education and experience per the district wage schedule; paid leave and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Supervises students and provides support to teaching duties under a teacher's supervision.
• Reviews progress in remedial reading or mathematics comprehension with individuals or small groups.
• Assists with mobility needs and personal care activities, including lifting and positioning.
• Monitors students during study halls, lunch, and other activities; assists with examinations and grading tasks.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Teacher Aide–Queensbury IntermediateSchool, WHBI, has an anticipated full-time opening (10-month school calendar, 7 hours/day) starting as soon as possible.

Pay Rate:Minimum$18.79/hr.Actual salary is based on education and experience pursuant to the wage scheduleposted on the district's website.

• Paid leave time and benefits available.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AIDEJOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides non-teaching services under the general supervision of certified personnel

ESSENTIAL TASKS (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

• Supervises students & performs such other services as supporting teaching duties when such services are determined and supervised by a teacher;
• Works with individuals or small groups to review progress in remedial reading or mathematics comprehension;
• Attends to physical care tasks and health-related activities as appropriate, including but not limited to:
  • Lifts, moves, and operates adaptive equipment. Lifts and rotates students as necessary. Assists students with personal care tasks, including but not limited to, lavatory, clothing, hygiene, diapering, toileting, and wash-up routines;
  • Escorts students as assigned by teacher or administrator. Assists students with mobility needs such as, lifting and positioning students, lifting in and out of wheelchairs; loading and unloading on the bus; transporting students in and around the school and on field trips;
  • Assists student on playground (including lifting student into adaptive swing or climbing equipment);
  • Helps student change into swimwear and get in out of pool areas;
  • Assist child in PE and other Specials;
  • Attends to children in case of evacuation (ability to lift and scoop, lift out window)
• Assists students with behavioral/management needs including but not limited to implementing behavioral plans, employing de-escalation strategies, engaging in physical restraints;
• Assists in proctoring and other tasks related to the administration of examinations;
• Assists with study hall, corridor, lunchroom, & other monitoring duties;
• Assists in correcting test papers, recording of grades, maintaining of files and preparing of statistical reports;
• Able to fulfill physical condition suitable to the demands of the position
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Significant standing; some walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling. Must have the ability to lift 60 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. Must pass written and physical Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Strategies (TCIS) tests and maintain TCIS certification.

High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Experienceis preferred, but not required.