Pre-K Aide

Ysleta Independent School District•El Paso, TX

About The Position

The Pre-K Aide performs tasks under the direct supervision of a certified teacher or teaching team, exercising independent judgment to relieve teachers of routine duties. The aide supports individual students, small groups, and the whole class, including targeted at-risk students, and interacts with supervisors, teachers, and parents as appropriate. The position requires adherence to federal and state laws and district policies, procedures, and regulations. The aide assists with instruction and classroom activities, student technology and educational media, testing and work assignments, classroom materials and displays, and social-skills and discipline strategies. Additional duties include supporting teachers and specialists during scheduled times, assisting substitute teachers, and, as assigned, helping create and participate in a virtual classroom and communicating with district stakeholders during regular school business hours. Attendance at the work site is required to perform essential job functions. The aide also participates in required professional development, follows safety procedures, supports district and department goals, maintains professional ethics, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or higher.
Forty-eight hours from an accredited college or university.
Experience working with students and parents.
Must possess or be eligible to obtain a paraprofessional certificate issued by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC).
Must obtain a national criminal background check through the SBEC website within 30 days of hire.
Ability to communicate, listen, read, write, and comprehend English sufficiently for daily communication.
Ability to communicate effectively with district employees, parents, and students.
Ability to assist with lifting or carrying students with disabilities weighing 50 to 175 pounds, depending on age level; push or pull wheelchairs and walkers; and assist with personal hygiene.
Ability, skill, patience, and understanding to work with students who have disabilities.
Ability to bend, reach, stand, kneel, and squat.
Must be able to acquire certification in CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI).
Must be familiar with or able to use Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy (OT/PT) apparatus.
Subject to the district’s drug and alcohol screening policy and regulation.
Attendance at the work site is required to meet essential job functions.

Responsibilities

Reinforce skills and instructional units taught by the teacher, working with at-risk students individually, in small groups, or with the whole class as needed.
Assist with preparation of enrichment and extension lessons, including cooking, music, and poetry.
Help students integrate technology and educational media into the curriculum.
Assist support teachers, the technology teacher, and the librarian during scheduled times.
Assist with administering and scoring objective tests and work assignments.
Participate in selecting, planning, organizing, and evaluating classroom instructional materials; help prepare classroom displays and use instructional materials.
Use discipline strategies and support students’ social-skills development throughout the school day, including reinforcing proper mealtime and snack etiquette.
Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
As assigned, help create and participate in a virtual classroom environment appropriate to students’ physical, social, and emotional development.
Be available by phone, email, or video conference during regular school business hours to confer with district stakeholders as needed.
Participate in district-required professional development.
Follow established safety procedures, support district and department goals, maintain a professional code of ethics, and perform other assigned duties.