Instructional Aide

ACCEL Schools • Cleveland, OH

3h • Onsite

About The Position

ACCEL Schools is seeking an Instructional Aide at Cleveland Arts & Social Sciences Academy in Cleveland, Ohio. The school serves the Buckeye-Shaker community and surrounding neighborhoods, offering a hands-on college-preparatory curriculum focused on arts and humanities, small-group learning, educational technology, and specialty classes. It is a public charter school serving grades EK–8 and is part of ACCEL Schools, a network of public charter schools serving students throughout the United States.

The Instructional Aide assists the Teacher with classroom activities and supports positive student behavior in academic and extracurricular settings. The role helps ensure student safety and a positive school climate, and supports the School Leader and Teachers in carrying out assigned duties consistent with the philosophy and policies of ACCEL Schools, the assigned school, its governing board, the State Board of Education, and applicable laws.

The starting hourly rate is $15.50. Starting pay may vary based on geography or market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Requirements

• Associate degree, two years of college coursework, or passage of the Paraprofessional’s Exam.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Successful completion of a BCI/FBI check.
• Ability to meet applicable educational standards.
• Ability to work well under pressure and consistently prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines.
• Understanding of and ability to manage confidential information.
• High-quality written and verbal communication skills.
• Physical ability to lift 25–40 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a school or social services setting.

Responsibilities

• Support lessons taught by the Teacher to individual students or groups and follow instructional plans as assigned by the Teacher or School Leader.
• Help plan classroom activities as directed by the Teacher and support the Teacher in student and parent relations.
• Assist with school activities, including parent-faculty nights, faculty meetings, assemblies, commencement exercises, fundraisers, chaperoning student activities, providing student guidance, and participating on faculty committees.
• Perform clerical duties, including grading papers and making copies.
• Assist the Teacher in using classroom technology.
• Help maintain cleanliness in the classroom, lunchroom, and other school areas.
• Understand, accept, abide by, and implement the school’s philosophy and mission statement in school activities.
• Perform other assigned duties, which may include field trips, morning duty, dismissal duty, and lunch duty.
• Work cooperatively with the Teacher and others and act in accordance with directives from the Administrator or designee and the Teacher.
• Contribute to a positive school climate and culture by exhibiting high professional standards.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Retirement contributions.
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Voluntary life insurance for the employee, spouse, and child.
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance.
• Career advancement opportunities throughout ACCEL Schools and its network of education professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree