Purpose:
Under the supervision of a certified teacher, the aide will assist in the supervision and instruction of students. The aide will assist students by modeling the necessary skills to perform assignments; follow educational and specific behavioral plans; model appropriate behaviors and interactions with students and staff; and assist students by providing for special health care needs. The aide will receive a variety of assignments including classroom support, lunchroom, playground, etc.

Job Requirements:
Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:
adhering to safety practices; operating standard office equipment including using pertinent job related
software applications; and basic mathematical skills (e.g. add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of
measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent, draw
and interpret graphs, etc.).

Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:
concepts of grammar and punctuation; reading fluency and comprehension; age-appropriate activities;
and health and safety standards.

Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:
working with emotionally, physically and/or mentally impaired students; maintaining confidentiality;
maintaining composure under stressful situations; communicating with diverse groups; adapting to
changing work priorities; working as part of a team; applying common sense understanding to carry out
instructions; deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations;
effectively presenting information in one-to-one and group situations to students, and working with frequent interruptions.

Working Environment:
The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling, and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 20% sitting, 40% walking, and 40% standing. This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy indoor environment with work inside about 85% of the time and work outside about 15% of the work schedule. The employee must frequently move up to 50 pounds such as adaptive equipment and supplies and also work with members of the team to address student’s physical needs (e.g. positioning students under the direction of the physical therapist, bathroom needs, etc.).