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Job Title: Instructional Assistant - P. E. Aide
Reports to: Principal and Teacher(s) Assigned
Dept. /School: Assigned Campus
Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt
Pay Grade: 1
Date Revised: August 2018
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PRIMARY PURPOSE:
To assist the Physical Education teacher with instructional as well as physical needs of each student in the program. Assist in implementation of physical education programs, including self-help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification
Valid Texas educational aide certificate
(Must meet one of these 3 options when hired)
At least 2 years of study at an institution of higher education
Obtained an associate's degree or higher
Meet a rigorous standard of quality through formal academic assessment required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Special Knowledge/Skills
Ability to follow verbal and written instruction
Ability to communicate effectively
Knowledge of general office equipment
Experience
Some experience working with children.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Instructional Support
- Assist in planning and supervising student athletic experience activities.
- Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom/gymnasium displays.
- Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom/gymnasium.
- Help with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment.
- Instruct students under the direction of the teacher.
- Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
- Help teachers master and implement new instructional ideas and strategies.
- Help individual students and adapt or create material as necessary to meet those needs.
- Assist in establishing and maintaining high standards of student conduct and in establishing an effective climate for learning.
- Encourage students to think independently and to express original ideas.
Student Management
- Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting or positioning.
- Assist students with physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
- Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
- Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
- Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
- Carry equipment and/or set up instruction area, indoors or out.
- Aid in demonstration of athletic requirements.
- Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
- When a substitute is unavailable, cover classroom assignments as needed.
- Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
Other
- Participate in staff development training programs to improve job performance.
- Participate in faculty meeting and special events as assigned.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Attendance is an essential job function.
- Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Aides in demonstration of athletic requirements.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
Supervise students indoors or out, in small and large groups.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Wheelchair lift, ramps, personal computer, copier, typewriter, audiovisual equipment, and adaptive equipment
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress; high stress, fast-paced. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Regular heavy lifting of students. Possible exposure to blood products.
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