Description
ACCEL Schools is seeking an Instructional Aide at Cleveland Preparatory Academy in Cleveland, Ohio.
Be part of the difference at Cleveland Preparatory Academy! Located on a historic campus in the heart of Old Brooklyn, Cleveland Preparatory Academy serves EK-8 students with hands-on, project-based instruction featuring the arts and STEM. Known for its nurturing teachers and staff and active school community, the school is the top academic performing school in the area.
Responsibilities
The Instructional Aide assists the Teacher with classroom activities and helps to promote positive student behaviors in both academics and extra-curricular activities. The Instructional Aide provides oversight to ensure student safety and a positive school climate. The Instructional Aide assists the School Leader and Teachers by administering the assigned duties in conformity with the philosophy and policies of ACCEL Schools, the assigned school, the school’s governing board, the State Board of Education, and all applicable laws.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting lessons taught by the teacher to individual students or groups of students and following instructional plans as assigned by the Teacher or School Leader
- Helping plan classroom activities as directed by the Teacher and supporting the Teacher in all student and parent relations
- Assisting with school activities, including parent-faculty nights, faculty meetings, assemblies, commencement exercises, fundraisers, chaperoning student activities, providing guidance for students, participating on faculty committees, etc.
- Performing clerical duties, including grading papers and making copies
- Assisting the Teacher in the use of classroom technology
- Helping maintain the cleanliness of the classroom, lunchroom and other school areas
- Understanding, accepting, abiding by, and implementing the school’s philosophy and mission statement in all school activities
- Other duties as assigned, including field trips, morning duty, dismissal duty, and lunch duty
Performance Expectations
- Working cooperatively with the Teacher and others
- Acting in accordance with directives from the Administrator (or designee) and teacher
- Contributing to a positive climate and culture by exhibiting high professional standards
Requirements
- Associate degree, two years of college coursework, or the passage of the Paraprofessional’s Exam
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Successful completion of BCI/FBI check
- Ability to meet educational standards as applicable
- Ability to work well under pressure, and effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently
- Understanding and ability to manage confidential information
- High quality written and verbal communication skills
- Physical ability to lift 25-40 lbs.
- Experience in a school or social services setting is a plus