Aide

TITLE: Instructional Aide FSLA STATUS: Non-Exempt QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required 48 semester credits from accredited institution and/ or successful completion of the state approved paraprofessional test Computer experience Experience working with children preferred REPORTS TO: Principal and Supervising Teacher JOB GOAL: To assist the teacher, achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill level of the class. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the teacher; assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities; operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes; helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by teacher; distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction; guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher; assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips; keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up to date; assists with such large groups activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling. Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students; assists students in the library or media center; checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make up work, as assigned by the teacher; helps students with their clothing; assists with lunch, snack, and clean up 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; maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers; participates in in-service training problems; other duties as assigned. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the NWABSD Board of Education EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board Policy #J-18808-Ljbffr Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn)