Teacher Aide, Classroom (Northtowns) 0823-0005

Location: Erie 1 BOCES Special Education Services Northtowns Academy Tonawanda, NY

Hourly Rate/Benefits

$15/hr PLUS

Full Time Benefits package

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Hours

7:30 AM – 2:45 PM

Job Responsibilities

Erie 1 BOCES seeks two (2) Classroom Teacher Aides for our Northtowns Academy. These positions involve working with students with disabilities. Classroom Teacher Aides are paired with a teacher and classroom. Applicants should have a positive outlook, strong work ethic and work well on teams. Duty expectations include supporting instruction, assisting in classroom managing and generally supporting students in a 6-1-1 setting.

General Duties

• Works with individual children as directed by teacher.
• Cleans up and puts away materials after use.
• Lifts and transports students in conjunction with daily living activities.
• Assists with classroom activities as directed by teacher.
• Assists in restraining students who may exhibit behaviors that are injurious to self or others.
• Helps keep supplies and materials in order.
• Assists and supervises games and free play, both indoors and outdoors.
• Changes children's clothing and cleanses children, if necessary.
• Helps prepare materials for their use.
• Accompanies a child when removal from a classroom is necessary or when the child must go to another part of the building.
• Assists children with arrival and departure involving coats, boots, and lunches.
• Assists teacher in implementing the classroom and/or individual student's behavior management program.
• Assists teacher in the implementation of activities that include but are not limited to: feeding, toileting, and other activities of daily living(e.g. grooming, hygiene, leisure/recreation, etc.).

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Teacher Aides working with non-ambulatory students are expected to lift 40- pound loads independently and may be required to lift/move students weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance from another adult and/or with the use of appropriate lifting devices.

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SPECIAL NOTE: Ability to lift/move students either independently or with assistance is a condition of employment for teacher aides who work with non-ambulatory students. Initial and periodic physical examinations will test this ability. Teacher aides should not attempt to lift more than one-third of their body weight without assistance from another adult or appropriate lifting devices.

• Maintains confidentiality of student information.
• Be an active part of the classroom education team as demonstrated by following teacher directions, being cooperative, showing support for other team members and focusing on student needs and outcomes.
• Discuss parental requests for information with the teacher before responding.

ALC AIDE ONLY- The following description applies to those aides who work in the Alternative Learning Center (ALC):

• Students are placed in the ALC room in one of two ways. The first way is teacher directed wherein the teacher initiates the student's removal from the classroom. The ALC aide assists the teacher in escorting a student from the classroom to the ALC room. It is also assumed that the classroom aide will assist in transporting a student to the ALC room, if necessary.
• The ALC Aide is an important member of the educational team in the academic strand program. Typically, the ALC aide is found in buildings that have a cluster of two or three 6:1+A or 8:1+A academic classrooms. The primary responsibility of the ALC Aide is to monitor students in the ALC room. This involves remaining with the student at ALL times, maintaining a log/anecdotal record of student behavior, and utilizing a checklist of prescribed steps that a student must follow to terminate their time in the ALC room.

NOTE: In a crisis situation, the ALC aide and the classroom aide receive directions from the classroom teacher. The second method of placement is student directed, wherein a student requests to leave the classroom (for a calming down period).

• When there are no students in the ALC room, the ALC aide spends quality time with the students within the classroom environment and should perform other general classroom aide duties. This time is very positive and may consist of private time with the students such as remediation and tutoring.

Job Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

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Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; or:

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Four (4) years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved; or:

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An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

Additional Qualifications

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Positive outlook

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Strong work ethic

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Must work well on a team

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Kind, caring individuals are encouraged to apply

Position Start Date:09/05/2023

Application Deadline:08/21/2023

Civil Service Title: Teacher Aide

Job Number: 0823-0005