Position: Title One Instructional Aide

Responsible To: Building Principal / Title One Teacher

Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma
2. 60 Hours of College (Preferred)
3. Documentation of Para certification from DESE (Preferred) 

Primary Responsibilities: 

To provide routine and direct instructional assistance for the Title 1 teacher and designated students.  Will aid the title I instructor as directed.    

Term Of Employment:

School term, salary and work year to be established by the Board.

Compensation:

In accordance with the district approved payscale.

Paid Time Off (PTO):

10 days to be used in increments of full or half.  No designation of sick or personal required.   

Board Adopted Paid Holiday Schedule

Thanksgiving X2 (Th/Fr)  

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Year's Eve 

New Year's Day 

Good Friday

Evaluation:

Will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal and Title teacher, or other supervisors as needed.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To conduct oneself with professionalism at all times with peers and students.
2. Attention to detail as it pertains to this job description.
3. Follows lesson plans to deliver small group and individual instruction as the teacher recommends for individual students.
4. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
5. Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
6. Develops respectful relationships with students in order to manage small group instruction.
7. Communicates, assists and answers questions from students on daily classroom issues.
8. Set up and monitor usage of classroom equipment, library and supplies assigned by the teacher.
9. Maintains a productive and collaborative relationship with coworkers, as it pertains to support of Title I. goals.
10. Maintains confidentiality of students and staff.
11. Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
12. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
13. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
14. Participates in service training programs, as assigned.
15. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
16. Informs the teacher when leaving the room.
17. Completes other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Supervisory Duties:

Will be assigned various supervisory positions as deemed necessary.

Skills and Abilities

Must be willing to learn and comply with district initiatives that involve technical and program skills.  Such as but not limited to Student Information Systems (SIS) and online curriculums, as well as proficiency with computer based communication expectations.

Attendance:

Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position. Must follow district policy on employee absences. 

Computation:

Ability to define problems, locate and reference district and state level curriculum and, or learning standards, and draw valid conclusions. Demonstrate computer competency in a wide spectrum of functions, ability to provide support for the District inventory, resource managers, and word processing technology programs including: demonstrated ability to learn and apply computer technology skills rapidly. 

Hearing:

Must be able to hear a conversation in a noisy environment .

Language:

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

• Communicate fluently verbally and in writing in English. 
• Preset information to students in an organized, and professional manner, which conveys professionalism to students, parents, peers, and stakeholders appropriately. 
• Read, analyze and interpret administrative correspondence and directives as well as Board policy and handbooks.
• Keep student information confidential according to FERPA when required by law, except for from the building administration.

Physical Demands:

An individual who holds this position must frequently move in and around buildings and grounds, attend meetings and supervise designated areas. Frequently required to stand, walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. 

Technology:

Basic computer skills, ability to learn new programs quickly, and manage the following: Basic Computer Word Processing, and Google Suites. 

Condition and Environment 

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

The work environment is consistent with a typical office environment; however, the individual who holds this position will occasionally be required to be outside in temperatures below freezing and above 100 degrees.

The individual who holds this position is occasionally, as designated in their contract, required to work irregular or extended hours for specific school events, such as school programs or conferences.