Educational Aide

Paraeducator

To assist the teacher in the management of the classroom and to assist students in their learning activities.

Essential functions and performance responsibilities:

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, recess/movement breaks, and field trips (as appropriate).
• Observes students in classroom setting and discusses observation notes with the teacher.
• Assists with lunch, snack, & cleanup routines.
• Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Support and enforce policies as established by the school district.
• Participate in in-service training programs and attends meetings, as appropriate.
• Performs other tasks and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by an administrator/teacher.

Gavin School District 37 assures equal employment opportunities and equal education opportunities for employees and students as required by federal and state orders and laws.