Teacher Aide -East High School (2 positions)

Williamsville Central School District • East Amherst, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a general posting which includes all of the following positions. By applying to this general posting, your application can be considered for all positions listed below. East High School Teacher Aide 30 hours/week (6 hours/day: 9:00am – 3:30pm) (Inclusive of ½ hour unpaid lunch) Teacher Aide 30 hours/week (6 hours/day: 8:30am – 3:00pm) (Inclusive of ½ hour unpaid lunch) Teacher Aides may be required to provide personal care to students including toileting. Lifting may be involved. Aides may be working in life skills classrooms, job coaching or with special needs students. The work involves relieving school teachers in a large suburban school district of that part of their duties which, while related to the teaching process, can be performed by noncertified personnel. The work requires the incumbent to have some knowledge of the specific area of instruction performed by the teacher, to which the teacher aide is assigned. The incumbent is expected to exercise good judgment and to have considerable ability in getting along with children. Does related work as required.

Requirements

• Patience
• Understands teenagers and enjoys working with them
• Follows directions
• Excellent Organizations skills
• Services as a positive roll model for students
• Willing to learn new skills
• Able to deal with varying range of student abilities and behaviors
• Is a team player and works cooperatively with collegues
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; OR Four (4) years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved; OR An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).
• Ability to establish good relationships with students, teachers and others
• Ability to gain and hold the confidence of and to maintain a patient and understanding attitude towards school children
• Ability to maintain order in classrooms and to enforce school regulations with firmness
• Familiarity with classroom routine
• Good background or knowledge in specific field where specialized duties are involved
• Resourcefulness in conducting activities indirectly related to teaching process
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Dependability
• Neat personal appearance
• Tact
• Courtesy
• Good judgment
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Nice To Haves

• Split aide (assigned to both general education & PPS aide duties)
• UPK aide
• Literacy aide
• Primary Project aide
• Health aide
• Attendance aide
• PPS aide
• job coach aide

Responsibilities

• Participation in educational activities-note taking, reading, supervision
• Supervision of students not assigned to class (cafeteria, library)
• Record keeping of student activities/observations
• Supervision of detention/in school suspension
• Use of technology-copy machine, computers

Benefits

• Hourly stipends apply as follows: Split aide (assigned to both general education & PPS aide duties); UPK aide; Literacy aide; Primary Project aide; Health aide; Attendance aide - $0.50/hour PPS aide; job coach aide - $1.50/hour

What This Job Offers

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