Instructional Aide

Ohio Department of Education•Canton, OH

31d

About The Position

Assist instructional staff by providing safe, courteous, and orderly educational support in a friendly and safe environment for students, so students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials

Requirements

Successfully completed two years of college or passed the Para-Professional exam.

Responsibilities

Assist with preparing instructional materials and classroom records
Supervise students in hall, lavatory, recess, lunch, playground, and classroom and activities including, but not limited to, emergency drills and assemblies
Work with individual and/or small group instruction, listen to oral reading, reinforce instruction, supervise learning centers and work areas, and provid individual attention when needed
Set up and use instructional equipment such as computers,audiovisual equipment, and related technology; plan activities and assist with organization of activities from beginning to end
Maintain behavioral data and reinforce acceptable behaviors, promote wholesome intra-school and community-school relations
Assist in evaluating IEP Goals, devising strategies for reinforcing skills for small groups or individual students, based on their understanding, needs, interests and abilities, then assist them to achieve higher skill levels
Implement and execute provisions of State Statutes, Board Policies and Administrative rules and regulations
Maintain confidentiality of information and records
Assist with catherization in accordance with student IEP (after proper professional medical training), special bathroom needs, clean up of blood and bodily fluids (colds,runny nose, coughing -including a student's inability to cover mouth appropriately)
Assist with monitoring of and responses to student health, including the use of EPI pens, glucose monitors, inhalers, etc., as trained and directed
Provide assistance to staff and students that may include occasional interaction among unruly children
Comply with all Plain Local Board of Education policies and procedures
Perform other duties as directed