What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visual Fine Arts Instructional Services position at Alabama State Department of Education?
Position Title: INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE
Location: Assigned School(s)
Pay Grade: $25.00 per hour
Pay Type: Salary-Non Exempt
Reports To: Principal and Assigned Teachers
Contract Work Year: Part-time Contract up to 18 hours per week.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have a high school diploma or a GED and a minimum of 48 Semester hours of credit from a four-year accredited college and/or university or an associate’s degree from an accredited post-secondary institution, or
- Passed the Workkeys Test as mandated by the Alabama State Department of Education
- Must meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification/licensure under the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Assists in providing a well-organized, smoothly functioning class environment.
- Works with students in their classroom to reinforce skills and concepts introduced by the teacher.
- Monitors student’s progress.
- Attends weekly planning sessions with classroom teachers.
- Assists in completing activities, documents progress and notes comments.
- Turns in weekly plan sheets to administrators.
- Provides intervention for individual students.
- Provides assistance with small group instruction in the classroom.
- Provides assistance in administering diagnostic and assessment tests.
- Attends scheduled workshops and training.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of specified information as required
- Ability to conference with visitors in person or on the telephone in a pleasant, courteous manner
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Ability to use excellent English, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Ability to use computer skills required to do spreadsheets, word processing and record keeping
- Ability to distribute documents in an efficient and effective manner
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with others
- Ability to organize materials and maintain accurate records
- Knowledge of school system functions, departments, personnel, and schools necessary for the efficient and effective processing of communications
- Physical and emotional ability and dexterity to perform required work and move about as needed in a fast-paced, high-intensive work environment
- Ability to work an expected workday of eight (8) hours, or more if necessary
- Ability to lift twenty-five (25) pounds and transport a short distance
- Ability to drive from school to school in the school district and to professional meetings
- Demonstrates professional ethics
Important Notes
Essential Duties:
Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to their direct supervisor). It should also be noted the order of duties/responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.
Minimum Requirements:
In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in the job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be used as needed in the selection process.
The Guntersville City Schools System does not discriminate on the basis of age, race/color, religion/creed, gender, national/ethnic origin, disability, or citizenship status .
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