Teacher Aide: Uplift Mighty Middle

Mission Statement

Uplift’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace, and that inspire in students a life‑long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Teacher aides provide clerical and instructional support for classroom teachers, so teachers have more time for teaching and planning lessons. Teacher aides may tutor students, supervise students on the playground, in the cafeteria and discipline center, record grades, set up labs or equipment, and prepare instructional materials.

• Perform any combination of the following duties in the classroom to assist teaching staff.
• Takes attendance, grades homework and tests using answer sheets and records results.
• Distributes teaching materials to students, such as textbooks, workbooks, or paper and pencils.
• Maintains order within school and on school grounds.
• Pulls small groups of students to provide differentiated instructional support.
• Takes on substitute duties for last‑minute teacher absences.
• Operates learning aids, such as film and slide projectors and tape recorders.
• Prepares requisitions for library materials and stockroom supplies.
• Types material and operates duplicating equipment to reproduce instructional materials.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Some college coursework preferred but not required.
• Hold a valid Teacher Aide Certificate or be in the process of receiving one.

• Strong communication skills.
• Bilingual skills:
  Spanish speaking a plus.
• Basic technology proficiency.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employee must be able to maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional prolonged and irregular hours will be necessary. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, use stairs, and occasionally lift and or move up to 30 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

$19.80 per hour

The noise level is low to high and may have frequent interruptions. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Education and Training

Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.