Job Details

JOB TITLE:   General Education Teacher Aide

DEPARTMENT/BUILDING:   As designated by the Director of Elementary or Secondary Education

REPORTS TO:   Building Administrator

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Saginaw Public Schools General Education Teacher Aides are responsible for assisting in the supervision and instruction of General Education students, under the supervision of a Teacher, in a regular classroom. 

DISTRICT-WIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

The School District of the City of Saginaw, in partnership with parents, students, businesses and the community, are committed to and responsible for ensuring the highest level of academic achievement and career planning for all students, the highest performing organizational structure at all levels, and a safe and effective learning environment for all students.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Knowledge of instructional procedures and practices
2. Knowledge of basic math, grammar and punctuation
3. Knowledge of child development and learning styles
4. Knowledge of age appropriate activities
5. Knowledge of behavior patterns and development limitations of general education students
6. Skilled in operating classroom equipment, including related software
7. Skilled is utilizing a variety of equipment used in the care and handling of students with disabilities
8. Skilled in accurate record keeping
9. Ability to schedule activities and collate data
10. Ability to use job related equipment
11. Ability to adapt to changing work priorities
12. Ability to maintain confidentiality
13. Ability to work with constant interruptions
14. Ability to understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions
15. Ability to communicate effectively
16. Ability to work in a multi-cultural, urban setting and develop a rapport with students, staff, parents and the school community

Physical Demands – While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and/or walk, sit, lift, carry, push and/or pull, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Adapt classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the supervision of the Teacher
2. Assist student(s) with social and/or emotional needs
3. Confer with the Teacher, as requested, in evaluating student(s) progress and coordinating tests and homework assignments
4. Assist in implementing academic plans
5. Instruct student(s) one-on-one or in small groups to assist the Teacher in implementing goals for remediation of student deficiencies and ensuring student success
6. Maintain files and/or records
7. Monitor student(s) during lunch, recess, field trips or as designated by the Teacher to ensure a safe and positive learning environment
8. Perform record keeping and clerical function
9. Report observations and incidents relating to specific students concerning unacceptable behavior
10. Respond to emergency situations to resolve immediate safety concerns
11. Assist other staff as required to ensure an efficient and effective learning environment
12. Perform other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

1. A minimum of 60 semester hours of credit at an accredited community college or university. OR
2. High School Diploma or equivalent and MUST take and pass the ETS Paraprofessional Assessment with a score of 460. Contact Delta College for testing schedule at

(989) 686-9182

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Attend any training as mandated

WORKING CONDITIONS:

1. School environment where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, dust

       or the like

2. Noise level in this work environment may be moderate to loud

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

CURRICULA RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist the Teacher in delivering instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom

METHOD OF EVALUATION:

The Building Administrator, in coordination with the Teacher, if applicable, evaluates this position every year.  The evaluation form is available from the Human Resources and Labor Relations Department.

Preceding data are intended to convey information essential to making fair pay decisions about the job, and are not exhaustive lists of the skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it.