Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Physical Education Aide

Instructional Aide

Qualifications:

A minimum of 48 semester hours of credit from an accredited college and/or university or an associate's degree from an accredited post-secondary institution.

Must meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification/licensure under the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Supervisor:

• Principal and or Supervisor(s)
• Assigned Teacher(s)

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge, skills, and ability to operate computer programs and related technology for teachers.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, administrators and teachers in support of instruction.
• Ability to move and lift moderately heavy weights.
• Physical ability to move about in the classroom to monitor and supervise students.

Job Goal:

To assist the teacher in achieving identified instructional objectives and to help students take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.

Essential Functions:

• Performs tasks related to classroom activities under the supervision of a certified teacher(s).
• Works with small groups of students to reinforce and to re-teach, when necessary, material initially introduced by the teacher(s).
• Works with individual students who need special attention.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, remedial help, and follow-up work as specified by the teacher(s).
• Provides feedback concerning student progress to the regular classroom teacher(s).
• Assists teacher(s) with drill work, reading and storytelling as appropriate.
• Assists with checking notebooks, correcting papers, and supervising testing and make-up work.
• Assists with preparation of instructional aids, bulletin boards, and other learning displays.
• Sets up and stores audio-visual equipment for classroom use.
• Assists with non-instructional classroom duties such as snack breaks, clothing routines, etc. as directed.
• Supervises small groups who leave the classroom to do library work (under supervision of the librarian).
• Helps with supervision of students during lunch periods, assemblies, and field trips.
• Maintains confidentiality of information as required by school policy.
• Maintains a high level of ethical and professional standards as expected of all personnel.
• Participates in in-service training provided by the System and the Alabama State Department of Education.
• Assumes other reasonable and equitable job-related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Terms of Employment:

The terms of employment shall be in accordance with provisions of the Board's Policy Manual, Students First Act and the Board's Salary Schedule Instructional Aide Grade I (7 hour) or Grade II (7.5 hours).

Evaluation:

Performance evaluation shall be in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Support Personnel - GCRK and GCRK-R.

Source: Tuscaloosa City Schools, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Revised: 7/1/97, 12/02/02