Educational Aide

Position Type:
Support Staff/Educational Aide

Date Posted:
7/24/2026

Location:
Wickliffe Progressive Elementary

Date Available:
08/12/2026
UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOLS

Position: Educational Aide
Building: Wickliffe Progressive Elementary
Salary: $18.55 - $20.31 p/hour
Day/Time: Part-Time
Reports to: Classroom teacher, building principal, or other designee
Employment Status: Regular/Part-time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Probationary Period: 120 work days

Description: Assists teachers with classroom and other duties

NOTE: The lists below are not ranked in order of importance

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or higher
• A valid educational aide certificate
• Alternative to the above qualifications, as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem-solving skills
• Skills that foster and facilitate learning and classroom management
• Ability to work in a team environment

Essential Functions:

• Supervise the cafeteria during lunch, classrooms, computer facilities, etc., during periods of time when the teacher is not present, and supervise bus areas when students are arriving and leaving school
• Monitor student behavior to ensure student actions are consistent with school rules, recommend disciplinary actions, and refer students to the principal or relevant teachers when necessary
• Resolve minor conflicts between students and refer students to the principal or relevant teachers when necessary
• Use the copy machine to reproduce materials
• Use laminating equipment and computers to produce materials
• Assist with audio-visual equipment used for instructional purposes
• Work with small groups or individual students to help reinforce or enhance skills or to help extend or evaluate learning activities
• Work with individual students or small groups to help them with projects and other assignments
• Assist students when using computers for programmed learning activities
• Hang or arrange displays of student work or educational materials
• Assist in maintaining records pertaining to students by organizing and entering data
• Contact parents to schedule appointments and obtain information needed by the teacher
• Assist in contacting other personnel to schedule spaces or services
• Help arrange field trips and schedule parent volunteers

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a role model for students
• Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner
• Perform other duties as assigned

Equipment Operated:

• Various office machines
• Laminator
• Overhead projector
• Computer/printer
• Television/DVD player
• Subject-specific equipment

Additional Working Conditions:

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
• Interaction with children who are experiencing dysregulation and/or have experienced trauma?
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull various items up to a maximum of 25 pounds, e.g., paper boxes, deliveries of supplies and equipment ** * * *Frequently move and position self as necessary to access and operate equipment
• Frequently move around the workspace and travel throughout the school building and/or school district

Employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance use in the workplace throughout his/her employment with the District.

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties assigned by the incumbent's supervisor and/or appointing authority.

The Upper Arlington City School District Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, including sexual orientation and transgender identity, disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.