TITLE: Anticipated Personal Care Aide: Special Education (Part-Time)

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten-month year. Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Education.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Successful completion of two years of college.
2. Qualities necessary for working with students and teachers.
3. Aptitude for the tasks involved.
4. Possess good moral character.

REPORTS TO: Classroom teacher and Principal

JOB GOAL:
1. To assist the teacher achieve instructional objectives by working with an individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels as a class or individually.
2. To provide a well-organized smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.

PROFICIENCY:
1. Develop a good rapport with students and teachers.
2. Ability to organize and communicate

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assist the teacher in preparing materials for classroom activities.
2. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instruction.
3. Assist the classroom teacher with non-instructional duties.
4. Check and correct papers.
5. Assists in testing and make-up work.
6. Assist in drill work.
7. Assist in preparing classroom displays and bulletin boards.
8. Helps students with their clothing.
9. Assist the classroom teacher with individuals and small groups of students in independent and remedial work.
10. Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.
11. Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
12. Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling.
13. Assists students in the Library or special areas.
14. Assists with lunch, snack and clean up routines.
15. Length of day is the same as that of the classroom teacher to whom assigned.
16. Remains with the students during the entire day except for lunch period.
17. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
18. To perform such other duties as assigned and within the scope of employment as determined by the Principal and approved by the Superintendent of Schools

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel and State Statutes.

Hitchcock Independent School District

Hitchcock Independent School District