Aide - Pathways Classroom (3091)

Dunlap Community Unit School - Peoria, IL

Part-time - Entry Level

Peoria, IL

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

This position is part-time, M-F, 5.75 hrs a day, $16.80/hr. The objective is to promote and support a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resources. The role involves providing immediate and direct support to the classroom teacher and student(s) in providing students' instructional programs.

Responsibilities

• Follows district, building, and classroom policies, procedures, regulations, and attendance standards
• Strives to implement the district's philosophy of educational and instructional goals and objectives under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Works with individual students or in 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 needs, interests, and abilities
• Effectively assists special education and/or regular education teacher(s) with classroom management and instructional process
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes
• Helps students master instructional objectives assigned by the teacher
• Monitors student work and assists within the regular classroom
• Assists with independent study and remedial work as assigned by the teacher
• Checks notebooks, corrects paper, supervises testing and make-up work, and performs other classroom clerical work as assigned by the teacher
• Assists with all routines in the classroom
• Serves as the chief source of information and assistance to a substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular classroom teacher
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected for classroom teachers
• Participates in all in-service training programs, SIP activities, and other professional development activities when approved by administration
• Identifies and assists students without teacher direction
• Spends a high level of time in direct student contact
• Discusses student progress with the classroom teacher at the completion of the day's assigned lesson
• Collects data for purposes of monitoring student achievement and growth
• Competently prepares and/or produces usable materials
• Competently assists with medical procedures and physical/personal problems when required
• Communicates effectively and maintains appropriate interactions with teachers and all professional staff
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and initiative
• Accepts constructive criticism
• Uses time efficiently
• Provides personal hygiene assistance as outlined in students IEP, if applicable

Requirements

• State approved education license issued through the Illinois State Board of Education required (PARA, PEL, SUB, ELS-PEDU)