Inclusion Aide

Manchester City School District • Manchester, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inclusion Aide will perform duties under general supervision, utilizing initiative and good judgment in the scheduling of work. This role involves ensuring the accuracy of work, assisting students or teachers with problems, and dealing with a variety of persons and situations requiring a high degree of courtesy and tact. The aide must be able to handle a volume of work, meet deadlines, be sensitive to students' needs, and work in cooperation with teachers, students, and administration. Maintaining confidentiality of information associated with the position is crucial. The role requires understanding instructions and underlying principles, meanings of words and ideas, and performing arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. Specific abilities include perceiving pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material, coordinating eyes and hands or fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed, moving hands easily and skillfully, and perceiving or recognizing similarities or differences in colors. The aide must perform the essential functions and requirements of the job and meet satisfactory health standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must have basic computer skills
• Perform duties under general supervision
• Utilize initiative and good judgement in the scheduling of work
• Ensure the accuracy of work
• Assist students or teachers with problems
• Deal with a variety of persons and situations requiring a high degree of courtesy and tact
• Handle volume of work and meet deadlines
• Be sensitive to students' needs
• Work in cooperation with teachers, students and administration
• Maintain confidentiality of information associated with position
• Understand instructions and underlying principles
• Understand meanings of words and ideas associated with position
• Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
• Perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material
• Coordinate eyes and hands or fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed
• Move the hands easily and skillfully
• Perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors, or in shades or other values of the same color
• Perform the essential functions and requirements of the job
• Must meet satisfactory health standards

Responsibilities

• Type, duplicate, and assemble student materials, with an emphasis on differentiated instructional activities, as directed by teachers.
• Assist teacher in the classroom by working with individual students or small groups under the direction of the teacher.
• Perform technology-related tasks as assigned by the teacher, which may include assisting students with the use of instructional software within the classroom.
• Construct instructional bulletin boards and laminate instructional materials designed to support differentiated instruction within the classroom.
• Based on individual student IEPs and/or teacher direction, accompany students with disabilities who participate in special classes such as Music, Art, P.E., Library, etc., to ensure appropriate monitoring and support are provided within multiple inclusion settings.
• Assume other special activities and/or responsibilities as assigned by the principal or supervising teacher.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED