TITLE:                      Prime Time Aide

CLASSIFICATION:   Instructional Support Staff

PAY GRADE 5:          $15.00 to $15.26 hourly (based on education and experience)

LENGTH:                   180 days yearly

REPORTS TO:           Building Principal

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

• Education and/or Experience: Associate’s degree or, two (2) years college credit or, completion of 1,000 hours in the past year as a paraprofessional or successful completion of ParaPro Assessment Test.
• Computer Skills:  Ability to effectively utilize internet searches; use common internet systems; email.     

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists, instructs, or tutors students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments to reinforce learning concepts according to assigned teacher’s specifications.
• Assists students with instructional materials assigned by the teacher to promote on-going skill development.
• Assists students with understanding reading, writing, library, computer-lab and math lessons.
• Assists the teacher during large group instruction as requested.
• Helps student with independent study, enrichment work and remedial work as set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Keeps students focused on tasks and reports any problems or concerns to the teacher of record.
• Alerts the teacher of any problems or special information about an individual student.
• Assesses students and maintains assessment records as directed by assigned teacher.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with teachers, staff and students.
• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Works with and assists teachers in utilizing academic materials to meet individual student needs.
• Learns how to operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assists in the collection and organization of instructional materials.
• Performs a variety of classroom support services under the supervision of an assigned teacher.
• Participate in in-service training programs as assigned/offered.

• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Principal and/or other designee.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:     This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.