Classroom Aide (6.5 hours)

Minimum · Meets HQT aide/paraprofessional requirements and other Ohio Department of Education
Qualifications: license/permit as determined at the time of appointment.

• Meets mandated federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit

hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test).

• Displays flexibility, reliability, self-discipline and a willingness to take on challenging tasks.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts responsibility for personal decisions/conduct.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) or similar training may be required for some assignments.

Physical Demands: Duties may require providing physical assistance to students.
NOTE: Successful completion of annual continuing education/on-line training is required. Blood-borne
pathogen/communicable disease, child abuse/neglect, CPR and/or first aid/injury prevention training
may be required as a condition of employment. Some positions require specialized skills using
communication boards, sign language, finger spelling, etc.

Essential 1. Arrives prepared to start working on time. Follows established sign in/out procedures.
Functions: Complies with program and/or building work hours/schedules.
· Assists in maintaining student safety.

• Performs instructional support services as a collaborative member of the educational team.
• Prepares/distributes classroom materials. Prepares program equipment for use (e.g., computers,

media resources, etc.). Keeps program areas orderly. Cleans/maintains equipment as directed.

• Assists with classroom records and data collection. Verifies the accuracy of data as directed.
• Provides student assistance with daily living activities, behavior management, discrete trial training,

instructional support, social skills training, task redirection, etc., as directed.

• Assists individuals and small student groups with remedial or enrichment activities.
• Reinforces instructional objectives introduced by the teacher/intervention specialist.
• Supports an inclusive educational environment. Helps students assimilate into the school environment.

Helps implement classroom accommodations as directed by the teacher.

• Works with program staff to identify student assistance strategies most likely to be effective.
• Helps students manage the learning environment (e.g., access/proximity to activities, assistive

technology, augmentative devices, mobility assistance, use of instructional/media resources, etc.).

• Encourages student accountability, active participation, cooperation, punctuality, dependability, etc.
• Attends to student concerns discreetly when assistance is requested.
• Assists students with standard hygiene/sanitation procedures.
• Assists with non-classroom activities (e.g., arrival/departure, lunch, recess, field trips, etc.).