Position Title

Sub Teacher's Aide

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

$16.00/hour

Job Description

The district continuously recruits for substitute teacher's aide.

DESCRIPTION

This work involves responsibility of routine classroom duties and non-professional tasks to assist teachers in the classroom.  Duties include performance of mechanical functions such as managing records and  materials, attending to student physical needs, helping students with clothing, monitoring  students, having students line up, distributing and collecting papers. Specific tasks will  vary depending on the grade level to which an incumbent is assigned. 

REPORTS TO: A Teacher Aide works under the general  supervision of a teacher or a principal

WORK DAY/YEAR:

• 7 hour shift (6.5 hours paid with .5 hour unpaid lunch)
• Approximately 183 days per year (School calendar including Superintendent's conference days, student testing days, and conference days)

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (*Illustrative Only) 

• Supervises and works with groups of students;
• Keeps simple records such as recording grades or completion of homework assignments,  as directed by the teacher; 
• Assist in data collection;
• Assist students with physical/special needs in areas such as personal hygiene habits,  toileting activities, tying shoes, putting on clothes; 
• Assists teacher in routine classroom preparation duties, such as making student folders,  making charts schedules, posters and bulletin boards all at the direction of the teacher; 
• Helps teacher to set up classroom by distributing and/or gathering materials and setting  up equipment;  
• Supervises and monitors class when teacher is out of room; 
• Make photocopies of materials for classes and lessons; 
• Perform miscellaneous student-centered clerical duties as assigned; 
• Provides a good example to students in areas of cleanliness and proper manners; 
• Assists teachers by helping students to stay focused, pay attention and participate by  reminding students to listen when the teacher is giving instructions; 
• May oversee a study hall classroom; 
• May have other duties, not limited to: arrival, dismissal, lunch room, hall duty;
• Maintain attendance records and seating charts;
• Organized and participates in group games and related activities; 
• Reads and tells stories to children; 
• Assists in implementing good behavior management routines and techniques; 
• May proctor exams;
• May assist teachers in proctoring tests; 
• May assist teachers and students in computer operations; 
• May assist in setting up lab equipment as well as other various equipment in a classroom; 
• May write down homework and take class notes for students; 
• May perform other related duties as assigned by school administrators. 

*Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be  appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear are not  excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be  within the logical limits of the job.

Civil Service Title

Teacher's Aide

Job Qualifications

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL  CHARACTERISTICS: Working knowledge of classroom routine; Ability to establish  good relationships with students, teachers coworkers; Ability to communicate effectively;  Ability to establish and maintain discipline; Tact; courtesy; dependability; initiative and  resourcefulness; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or possession of a high  school equivalency diploma. 

Job Category

Teacher's Aide

Job Location

Multiple Locations

Additional Information