STEM Campus - Instructional Aide

Position Details

• Position Type: Instructional Aide/Aide - Instructional
• Location: Bowie Elementary, Purcell Elementary

The role of the instructional aide is to provide instructional assistance to students under the direct supervision of a certified teacher. The instructional aide will assist in preparing, conducting, and managing classroom activities.

• Education / Certification: High school diploma or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate

• Attend the free AISD Paraprofessional Academy once hired or;
• Associate’s degree, or two years of study at an institution of higher learning
• State Paraprofessional Certification (recommended)

• Ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, science, social studies and mathematics
• Comfort using (or willingness to learn) educational technology
• Ability to work well with children
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work cooperatively with others and maintain a positive attitude in the work environment
• Ability to use good judgment in problem-solving and decision-making
• Use time productively
• Ability to follow district policies and procedures
• Ability to accept supervisory direction and desire to improve job skills
• Ability to demonstrate tact, courtesy and helpfulness in dealing with staff, students, parents, and visitors to the school
• Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a dynamic educational environment

• Ability to assist in implementing Project Based Learning and the Engineering Design Process
• Ability to assist in hands-on, inquiry based experiences that promote problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration
• Adjust to meet the evolving demands of STEM education.
• Contribute to culture, climate, and environment that values collaboration.
• Facilitate student participation in Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Launch modules under teacher direction.

• Some experience working with children preferred

• Support board and administrative policies and decisions.
• Maintain professional work environment through a positive attitude, punctuality, regular attendance, phone etiquette, and personal appearance.
• Actively collaborate with colleagues.
• Establish and maintain a professional relationship and open communication with parents, students, colleagues, and community members.

• Provide instruction to students under the direction of the teacher
• Work with individual students or small groups.
• Assist the teacher in the preparation of instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Assist with administration and scoring of objective testing instruments or work assignments.
• Assist in maintaining a neat and orderly classroom.
• Assist with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Assist the teacher with administrative records and preparing required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care
• Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Assist with the supervision of students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

• Participate in staff development training programs to improve job performance.
• Participate in faculty meetings and special events as assigned.
• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal/designee

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Tools and Equipment:
  Standard office equipment including computer and peripherals, Promethean panel, standard instructional equipment, copier, printer, phone
• Software:
  Student Information System, Google applications
• Physical Demands:
  Prolonged standing, frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting, frequent walking, regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds), may lift and move textbooks and classroom equipment, occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior (if trained), occasional keyboarding and use of mouse
• Mental Demands:
  Maintain emotional control under stress, work with frequent interruptions
• Environment:
  Work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather), regular exposure to noise, occasional district wide travel, biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases

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