Day to Day Substitute Aide

Berkeley County Schools • Martinsburg, WV

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Substitute aides will be required to perform the job duties of all aide positions, which could include Pre-K, Kindergarten, BD, severely impaired, and Autistic students. Substitute aides will also be required to lift students. Assist teachers in the classroom with daily instructional and non-instructional activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• State mandated competency exam.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to staff, parents, students and administrators.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detail but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work with emotionally, physically and/or mentally impaired students.
• Ability to maintain composure under stressful conditions.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Understanding of confidentiality and commitment to abide by confidentiality regulations.

Responsibilities

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Assists teacher in routine classroom operation.
• Demonstrates understanding of student's disability; keeps firm hand and is courteous and fair.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity with students and their program.
• Maintains classroom including preparing bulletin boards.
• Attends Open house, conferences on a voluntary or as requested basis.
• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, and corrects student's work.
• Loads/unloads wheelchair bound students on bus, and/or waits with students for transportation.
• Manages and instructs small groups of students when the teacher is not available.
• Instructs and demonstrates use of exercise equipment and production machinery.
• Participates in physical activities, which are a part of the students' basic program.
• Assists students in the restroom as necessary, and may have to change diapers and other hygiene related procedures.
• Be flexible in schedule and activities throughout the day
• Help or assist with duplicating and collecting educational paperwork
• Complete necessary training and in-service as required by the County
• Supervises students.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED