Para Professional (Instructional Aide)

TYPE OF POSITION:         Full time (1.0); 2024-2025 school year; salary commensurate with experience and education as set forth in the agreement between the School Committee of the Town of Seekonk and Local 1701, State Council 93, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

LOCATION:             Mildred H. Aitken Elementary School 

REPORTS TO:  Principal and/or Immediate Teacher

The Instructional Aide assists teachers and/or building principals in the supervision of students in the classroom during instructional periods and throughout the school environment as designated by the principal or teacher.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To be considered qualified for this position, candidates must minimally have the following:

1. Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree and/or passing score on Paraprofessional Assessment
2. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, with children and adults.
3. Ability to relate well with students, colleagues, parents, and staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS which include but are not limited to:

1. Under the supervision of a certified teacher, prepares for classroom activities.
2. Works individually or in small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
3. Assists the teacher in providing assistance to individual children in need of special assistance.
4. Provides assistance in independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up by the teacher.
5. Assists teacher in non-instructional classroom duties (e.g. lunch, snack, bathroom and clothing routines, etc.).
6. Assists teacher in activities such as, but not limited to, checking notebooks, correcting papers and supervising testing and make-up work.
7. Assists in drill work and reading.
8. Assists teacher in preparing class displays/bulletin boards and caring for equipment.

1. Assists teacher in duties relating to the supervision of playground, study hall, cafeteria, bus loading, etc.
2. Assists teacher with students in the media center.
3. Participates in in-service training programs, when appropriate.
4. To complete other tasks designated by the individual supervisor.