ONE ON ONE AIDE

Job Summary:

The One to One aide is assigned exclusively to one child for a specified period of time. The aide is to work with the child who needs specific attention. A one-to-one aide can provide support to a child in many ways.

Hours:  School year - 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Coordinates and maintains individual help and assistance to a child with special needs within an after-school program environment

- Provides reinforcement to individual of direct material initially taught by the after-school educators

- Maintains or modifies the child’s curriculum and enrichment activities to the needs of the child

- Responsible for dealing with and following any behavior plans

- Communicates daily with various groups of people outside the program including parents/ guardians, school day teachers, special education department and other team members working with the child

- Maintains a daily activity log on progress

- Attends parent/educator conferences as required

- Performs other duties as may be necessary and assigned by the classroom teacher and/or administrator

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

- Must be 18 years old

- Requires knowledge of classroom environment, special education environment, safety issues and needs of special education students

- Must have oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills

- Any special education software knowledge desired

- Any equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered

Physical Requirements:

- Requires standing for long periods of time, as well as stooping, squatting, and running

- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk

- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.