JOB TITLE: Instructional Aide/SH

Job Purpose Statement/s: The job of "Instructional Aide/ SH” is done for the purpose/s of assisting (under direct supervision) in the supervision and instruction of special education students; relieving teacher of routine clerical tasks; and assisting students by providing for special health care needs.

Essential Job Functions:

* Adapts classroom work/homework under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce classroom objectives.

* Administers first aid and medical assistance (e.g. tube feeding to students) for the purpose of providing appropriate care for ill, medically fragile and/or injured children.

* Assists teachers and parents for the purpose of implementing lesson plans and/or developing students' daily living and behavioral skills.

* Maintains classroom equipment, students' special education files/records for the purpose of ensuring a safe and appropriate learning environment and required documentation of student progress.

* Monitors individual students, classroom, playground, and/or community activities for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.

* Performs recordkeeping and basic clerical functions, scheduling, copying, etc. for the purpose of supporting the teacher in maintaining student files and providing classroom materials.

Other Job Functions:

* Administers tests for the purpose of assisting the classroom teacher in evaluating the students’ progress.

* Participates in various activities (e.g. meetings, training, etc.) for the purpose of receiving and/or conveying information.

* Confers with teachers, parents and/or appropriate community agency personnel for the purpose of assisting in evaluation of students' progress and/or implementing students' objectives.

Essential Job Requirements - Qualifications:

* Experience Required: Prior job related experience, paid or volunteer, with school age children.

* Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required:

Skill to perform basic clerical functions, perform basic arithmetic calculations, operate standard office equipment, use English in verbal and written form, use correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. Provide for special health care needs of students.

Knowledge of principles of child development, instructional processes.

Abilities to understand and address students with special needs, understand and carry out oral and written instructions, maintain confidentiality of student records, meet schedules and deadlines, read/interpret/apply rules, regulations, policies, rapidly learn methods and materials used in a variety of instructional situations. Significant physical abilities include stooping/crouching, reaching/handling, talking/hearing conversations, near/far visual acuity/depth perception/accommodation/field of vision.

* Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:

Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance, Health Physical Clearance, Tuberculosis Testing/Clearance

* Other Specialized Requirements:

First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificates may be required.