Teacher Aide

Lauderdale County Schools
Flo r e n c e , AL
J ob Description
P o s it io n : Te a c h e r Aid e
Department: Instructional Operations
Reports To: Principal
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Contract Days: 184 days
Salary: Based on the System Salary Schedule
Qualifications:
1. Minimum: High school diploma or equivalent
Purpose of Job
To provide assistance in the instructional programs as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive
or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
• Assists with individual instruction for students where needed.
• Assists students with group activities and helps provide small group instruction.
• Assists in monitoring seat work and workbook assignments; assists students with makeup work.
• Assists in escorting students to and from lunch; assists with monitoring students in the
cafeteria and hallways, reports discipline problems to the teacher.
• May keep inventory and order clerical supplies and tools for instructional assistance as
prompted.
• Prepares materials requested by classroom teachers; may design and bind books;
prepares graphs and student name charts, etc.. for classroom use.
• Assists in monitoring morning duties of students.
• In certain classroom settings, you will assist students with special needs in the area of
physical care.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Principal(s) or
Teacher may assign.
Additional Job Functions
Perform other duties as assigned.
Evaluation
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on
Evaluation of Professional Personnel.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The
employee is frequently required to walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel, and
reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch,
or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds and occasionally
assist with lifting/moving students who need assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties,
requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. This job
description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or
conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this
job (or the position itself) at any time.