Teacher Aide en Shawnee Heights USD 450

Title: Teacher Aide at Tecumseh South Elementary

Schedule:  8 hours per day / 190 days per year

Reports to: Building Principal

Purpose and Objectives of the Position: The Teacher Aide has primary job responsibilities in the office assisting with office duties, they also assist the Teacher in creating a positive learning environment to facilitate the personal, social, and intellectual development of students. To accomplish these tasks, the Teacher Aide works closely with the staff and administration of the district.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to assist students, teachers, and parents as needed.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Ability to receive incoming calls, take reliable messages, and route to appropriate staff.
• Ability to distribute office passes and notes as directed.
• Ability to assist in developing the personal, social, and intellectual development of students.
• Ability to assist in establishing a positive learning environment, and respond to the individual educational needs of students.
• Ability to ensure all activities conform to district guidelines.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot all classroom and office equipment.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the district.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

• Must work in a noisy and crowded environment, with numerous interruptions.
• Requires stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, and turning.

General Responsibilities:

• Ability to maintain a daily student attendance record on students and prepare attendance reports.
• Ability to maintain accurate student cumulative folders.
• Ability to coordinate volunteers for various projects and events.
• Ability to assist in the instruction and supervision of students, including lunch room supervision.
• Ability to assist students with remedial work.
• Ability to tutor students as directed.
• Ability to assist with small group instruction.
• Ability to monitor student progress.
• Ability to grade papers and assist with record keeping and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to prepare instructional materials and supplies for use.
• Ability to assist in the maintenance and inventory of materials.
• Ability to work effectively with students, teachers, parents, community agencies, and other groups.
• Ability to implement and follow all school district policies during all activities.
• Ability to keep current on new information, innovative ideas and techniques.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Ability to perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the teacher, Principal, or other administrative staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to use computer, printer, copier, credit card machine, laminator, and fax machine.
• Ability to observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Ability to react to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Ability to implement and follow all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Must complete annual training required by district.
• Must verify good health by passing a physical examination that includes TB and drug test as required.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.
• Ability to keep student and personnel information and records confidential.

Terms of Employment:  At Will.  (See annual appendix).  Salary to be established by the Board.

Evaluation:  Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the USD 450 Board of Education’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel and this job description.