Instructional Aide I - Special Education

Crane Elementary School District 13 • Yuma, AZ

21h

About The Position

To assist the teacher in maintaining appropriate classroom activities and environment in order that students may learn effectively.

Requirements

• High school diploma OR GED required AND one of the following: an Associate's Degree or higher; OR Sixty (60) college credits OR a passing ParaPro Assessment score earned within the last 10 years required.
• Ability to work harmoniously with staff and students.
• Please attach a copy of your High School diploma/GED & college transcripts or passing Parapro Exam score to the application

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working with students preferred.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material 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.
• 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, lunch periods and field trips.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participates in inservice training programs as assigned.
• 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.
• Assists with lunch, snack and cleanup routines.
• Performs clerical tasks.
• Performs other related duties as required by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

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