Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of students? School Aides work under the direction of the classroom teacher to provide extra support to students with special needs, promoting maximum academic and personal growth. They are also known as paraprofessionals, teacher assistants, instructional aides, one-to-one aides, and more.

ESS, a leading educational staffing company, has dozens of daily and long-term substitute paraprofessional opportunities each day in our partnering school districts throughout the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional reinforcement for individual students or small groups of students
• Assist teacher with classroom management and general supervision of the class
• Assist with administrative duties such as setting up equipment and preparing materials
• Supervise students in the cafeteria, schoolyard, specials, hallways, on field trips, and/or during before and after school programs
• Assists teacher(s) in preparation of student work, workstations, and classroom displays.
• Assists in maintaining a classroom environment favorable to learning and relevant to the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Assumes responsibility for learning, adapting, and working through teacher direction regarding each student's special medical, physical, communicative and emotional needs.
• Assists teacher(s) and/or other school personnel in implementing the student's IEP goals and objectives, modifications and adaptations of curriculum.
• Establishes as fully as possible a supportive relationship with the student(s) without intense emotional involvement; encourages student performance and interacts with each appropriately.
• Assists with the supervision of students during student free time, including lunch, playground activities, and bus duty.
• Assists with managing the behavior of students and crisis intervention, including restraining disruptive or dangerous physical behavior as needed.
• Assists students according to their individualized needs, including transferring to/from wheelchairs, lifting, positioning, personal hygiene, feeding, and providing escort and/or other ancillary support as necessary.
• Assists the teacher in developing, implementing and monitoring strategies for reinforcing behavior or academic skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students' needs, interests, and abilities.
• Adjusts on-the-spot instruction without immediate teacher directions when necessary and provides daily feedback to teacher(s) on student progress; alerts teacher to special needs of individual students.
• Provides orientation and assistance to substitute teachers assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Assists teacher(s) in preparing and maintaining required reports, records and/or other documentation.
• Assists in inventory, care and maintenance of equipment.
• Participates in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as directed or assigned.
• Maintains high level of ethical behavior and strict confidentiality of student information; upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations, and adheres to local, state and federal laws, policies, and guidelines as directed.

ESS Advantages

• We offer benefits - medical, dental, vision, 401k, and more!
• You'll receive training and ongoing support
• Employee discount program and bonus opportunities
• Our partner districts routinely hire our substitutes for full-time teaching positions
• We have hundreds of local daily substitute opportunities available when you're not in a long-term role - you can use our system to accept the jobs you want 24/7 by phone, internet, or text message

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in English (speaking, reading, writing)
• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school;or
• 60 college credit hours from an accredited college or university; OR
• Satisfactory score on Educational Testing Service ParaPro Assessment

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About ESS

As leaders in the education staffing space since 2000, ESS specializes in placing qualified staff in daily, long-term, and permanent K-12 school district positions including substitute teachers, school aides, and other school support staff. With more than 800 school district partners throughout the US, ESS supports the education of more than 4.5 million students every day. We provide our employees the ability to work in school districts across the country in addition to benefits, comprehensive training, flexible work schedules, and professional development. Visit ESS.com to learn more and help to improve education for every student, every day.

ESS Diversity Statement

ESS continuously works to create an environment where all its employees - regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, age or abilities - can work to the fullest of their potential in a fair and welcoming space. Believing that a diverse company is more innovative and successful, we have embraced diversity to ensure that we are empowered to make sure that "Every day counts" for our employees, the students, and the schools we serve nationwide.

ESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

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