Nutrition/Instructional Aide - Save Our Streets Center

Job Title/Position: Nutrition Aide/Academic Aide
Wage/Hour Status: Hourly/At will
Evaluator: Director/Principal or Supervisor
Site: As assigned
Contract Length: 185 Days

Qualifications:
• Education; graduate from a high school or a GED program desired
• Ability to work with others and take directions
• Knowledge of state curriculum preferred
• Experienced or certified aide preferred

Certification:
• Educational Aide will be obtained during the first year of employment
• Nutrition aides may be required to provide a health certificate.

Special Knowledge and Skills:
• Possess basic record keeping skills in counting students accepting lunch
• Ability to follow guidance of the teacher and administrators
• Attention to detail in completing financial records
• Ability to give and receive clear directions in English and in Spanish (desired)

Physical abilities:
• Ability to stand for at least an hour
• Type and use a computer for spreadsheet and word processing, as requested
• Able to sit or walk for extended time
• Demonstrate appropriate etiquette in dealing with others

Purpose: As a nutrition aide, under the direction of an assigned supervisor, performs all tasks for the purposes of serving food items for consumption by students and maintaining facilities in a sanitary condition. As an academic aide, tutors and assists students in a variety of academic areas, individually or in small groups. Substitutes as needed. May be partially or fully funded with federal funds or state compensatory education funds.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Has responsibility to work independently under the guidance of staff
• Communicates directions to students and others
• Maintains records in offices, collects funds, records lunch counts, food service inventory and other clerical functions
• May be called on to monitor students between classes, at playground, and other non- instructional actions at the school
• Assists students in the development of learning skills
• Reviews and becomes familiar with textbooks and materials used by students
• Assists in academic activities with selected students either one-on-one or in small groups
• Observes and assesses the students’ needs and records relevant data to assess progress
• Develops tutorial strategies with the goal of bringing children to or above their expected academic grade level
• Comply with the employee handbook and the duties assigned, including general clerical, record keeping, maintaining accurate school lunch attendance and other records
• Provide a safe environment
• Report any concerns to the Principal/Superintendent
• Treat all parents, students and staff in a considerate and respectful manner
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned, including acting as a substitute for absent staff

Management in one or more of the following areas:
• Manage collections of data from staff about student attendance, grades and transcripts
• Manage operations of a campus office
• Take directions for managing workflow of records assigned
• Business office operations, accounts payable, purchase orders
• Assist teachers as directed at the school and off site

Food Service delivery
• Assist other staff and teachers as directed to provide food service delivery
• Assist as directed to deliver all food service needs to students
• Participate in staff development activities as assigned

Working environment
• Maintain emotional control under the stress of food service operations
• Be flexible in assisting others as requested
• Participate in professional training

Retirement is through the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) of Texas and not Social Security. TRS requires five years of participation before any retirement funds are vested. Texas Workers Compensation covers workers in this position. This is an at-will position and compensation is annualized and paid monthly for 12 months.

Federal employees shall not engage in text messaging (a) when driving GOV, or when driving POV while on official Government business, or (b) when using electronic equipment supplied by the Government while driving.