Educational Aide

Join to apply for the Educational Aide role at Upper Arlington City Schools located in Windermere Elementary School.

• Building:
  Windermere Elementary School
• Salary: $18.01–$19.72 per hour
• Day/Time: 5 hours per day
• Probationary Period: 120 workdays
• Employment Status:
  Regular/Part‑time
• FLSA Status:
  Exempt
• Reports to:
  
  Classroom teacher, building principal, or other designee

• Supervise playground during recess, cafeteria during lunch, classrooms, computer facilities, and bus areas when teachers are absent.
• Monitor student behavior to ensure consistency with school rules, recommend disciplinary actions, and refer students to the principal or relevant teachers.
• Resolve minor conflicts between students and refer escalations appropriately.
• Use copy machine, laminating equipment, computers, and audiovisual equipment to reproduce instructional materials.
• Work with small groups or individual students to reinforce or extend learning activities and assist with teaching assignments.
• Assist in giving spelling tests and other assessments, and help students with computer‑based learning activities.
• Hang or arrange displays of student work or educational materials.
• Assist in maintaining records related to students by organizing and entering data.
• Contact parents to schedule appointments and obtain necessary information for teachers.
• Assist in contacting other personnel to arrange spaces or services.
• Help arrange field trips and schedule parent volunteers.

• High School diploma or higher.
• A valid educational aide certificate.
• Alternative qualifications acceptable if the superintendent or board deems appropriate.
• Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  • Ability to work effectively with others.
  • Clear oral and written communication skills.
  • Effective, active listening skills.
  • Organizational and problem‑solving skills.
  • Skills that foster and facilitate learning and classroom management.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.

• Serve as a role model for students.
• Respond to routine questions and requests appropriately.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Various office machines, laminator, overhead projector, computer/printer, television/DVD player, and subject‑specific equipment.

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue.
• Interaction with children experiencing dysregulation and/or trauma.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of items up to 25 pounds.
• Frequent movement around the workspace and throughout the school building.

Employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non‑prescribed controlled substances during the workplace throughout employment.

This job description is subject to change and does not encompass all duties that may be assigned by the incumbent’s supervisor or appointing authority.

Upper Arlington City School District Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, transgender identity, disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.