PART TIME POSITION / 3 DAYS A WEEK / 8:15AM - 3:45PM

Purpose Statement

The job of Preschool Aide is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the educational process by maintaining an orderly, safe and positive environment by helping supervise students.

This job reports to Director of Special Services.

Essential Functions 

• Adhere to all policies, procedures for the purpose of student
• Carry through with the rules established by principal for the purpose of consistency and ensuring a safe environment for all 
• Inform principal of any serious problems arising at before/after school care for the purpose of ensuring a safe environment for all 
• Maintain a pleasant and positive attitude with all students for the purpose of ensuring an orderly, safe and positive environment for all 
• Notify principal of serious accidents at before/after school care and complete all necessary forms for reporting student accidents for the purpose of ensuring a safe environment for all students and to comply with policies 
• Notify parents/guardians on matter that require immediate medical attention for the purpose of ensuring a safe environment for all 
• Supervise students during before/after school care for the purpose of ensuring a safe environment for all 
• Understand individual health plans and communicate with nurse on an as needed basis for the purpose of ensuring safety of all
• Communicates with educators, students, staff (e.g. reinforcing student learning and performance expectation established by staff members, etc.) for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing objectives, and maintaining necessary confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships (e.g. parents, Educator, and other service providers and agencies, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining effective working relationships.
• Implements, under the supervision of assigned educator, instructional programs for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts.
• Maintains classroom equipment, work area, and manual and electronic files and records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing written reference, providing a safe learning environment.
• Monitors and supervises individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, library, lunchroom, loading/unloading, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

SKILLS are required to perform single tasks Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adhering to safety practices and procedures; administering first aid.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math; Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: age appropriate activities/behaviors; concepts of grammar and punctuation; cultural differences of student population; health standards and hazards; job-related codes/laws/rules/regulations/policies; school safety and security practices; stages of child development.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; collate data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined and similar processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with a variety of data; and utilize a variety of job-related equipment. Problem solving is required to identify issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data may require independent interpretation; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: working with constant interruptions; communicating with persons of diverse backgrounds; maintaining confidentiality; adapting to changing work priorities; setting priorities; working with detailed information/data; and working with frequent interruptions.                                         

Responsibility

Responsibilities include: working under direct supervision using standardized procedures; leading, guiding, and/or coordinating others; operating within a defined budget. Utilization of some resources from other work units is often required to perform the job's functions. There is a continual opportunity to have some impact on the organization’s services.

Work Environment

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and some fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 0% sitting, 50% walking, and 50% standing.

Experience:  Job related experience is desired.

Education:  Targeted, job related education with study in job-related area.

Equivalency:  Associates degree or 36 hours of higher education; or Substitute Certificate; or successful completion of the Paraprofessional Missouri Educator Gateway Assessment (MEGA).

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