Cherokee Bend Elementary School is currently accepting applications for a Special Ed Aide

TITLE:                       Special Education Instructional Aide

REPORTS TO:        Principal and Assigned Teacher(s)

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:  2 years of college or college diploma.  General concepts of child growth &

development & child behavior characteristics.  Techniques used in controlling & motivating students.

English usage, punctuation, spelling & grammar.  Routine record keeping.  General purposes & goals of public

education.  Specific subject area content as required in job assignment.

JOB GOAL:              To increase the effectiveness of the teacher and assist with individual

students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class

as a whole.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists instructional personnel with the development and presentation of learning materials and instructional exercises.
• Tutors students individually or in small groups to reinforce and follow-up learning activity.
• Oversees and supervises students during classroom activities, in the library, bathroom, PE, lunch and on field trips. Assists teacher with emergency drills.
• Assists in the development of a variety of instructional materials.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in classroom instruction and informs teacher if equipment is not working properly.
• Assists teacher in collecting & distributing books and materials for the classroom.  Works with bulletin boards and other classroom displays.
• Performs a variety of regular clerical duties, such as filing, typing or duplicating materials.
• Maintains discipline in the absence of the teacher.  Assists any substitute teacher in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Alerts the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior & confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Follows a daily schedule as assigned by the teacher(s) and approved by the principal.
• Performs other related tasks as needed.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:    Nine month year, 184 days.