Position Type:
Special Education/Teacher Aide
Date Posted:
2/11/2026
Location:
McKinley K-8
Experience and Qualifications:
- Associates Degree preferred/Highly qualified status
- Ability to contribute to the more effective use of the professional teacher's time by providing assistance in a wide variety of non-instructional assignments under the direction of teachers and school principal.
- Ability to interact with students in a manner that demonstrates respect and dignity.
- Act 126 completion
- Act 71 completion
- Act 34 Clearance (self-paid), Act 151 Clearance (self-paid), FBI Clearance (self-paid)
- Drug Screening (self-paid)
- Letter of Interest, Resume and application through District website
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Record classroom attendance and follow up on absence notes as needed.
- Correct and grade non-essay type tests using answer keys prepared by teachers as needed.
- Assist pupils with assignments.
- Prepare bulletin board materials and classroom displays./
- Accompany pupils on field trips.
- Keep desks and tabletops in clean orderly condition.
- Conduct programmed lessons as directed, i.e. computer generated and or scripted.
- Assist teachers in the supervision of classroom.
- Operate office equipment that may include but not limited to the following: computer, calculator, FAX machine, e-mail, and printer.
- Assist teacher in monitoring students in less structured environments.
- Participate in a wide variety of duties that include, but are not limited to the following: assist in the library, office and cafeteria as needed; read or tell stories, distribute and collect materials, collect money, obtain food or juice from cafeteria, etc. The duties will vary depending on the location of assignment.
- Notify teacher in advance of planned absence.
- Adhere to the contractual school schedule (arrival, dismissal, etc.)
- Any other duties as assigned by the teacher, principal or his/her designee.