Building Aide (6.25 Hrs/day)

Muscatine Schools is hiring a Building Aide for McKinley Elementary. Building Aides are assigned to work 9-months/year while school is in session. This position is scheduled for 6.25 hrs/day, Monday through Friday, with an approximate schedule of 7:45am - 2:30pm. Starting pay for this position is $16.20/hour. Bilingual preferred or highly desirable.

Please see below job description for a list of the duties and responsibilities of a Building Aide.

An interview, pre-employment background check, and onboarding/training session will be required prior to a candidate beginning as a Paraeducator with Muscatine Schools.

For assistance with the online application, please contact the Muscatine School District Human Resources Department at 563-263-7223.

MUSCATINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

JOB REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS

POSITION TITLE: Building Aide

EMPLOYEE UNIT: Secretarial/Clerical/Aide/Paraeducator

REPORT TO: Principal/Assistant Principal

STATUS: Nine (9) month position

Normal Work Day Begins: Hours will be assigned and Principal will schedule based upon

student needs.

OBJECTIVE:

Supervise students in various settings and manage appropriate student behavior in these areas.

MAJOR DUTIES:

A Building Aide may be assigned to one or more of these duty stations. The following areas are examples of these duty stations but may not be present in every job:

LUNCHROOM DURING LUNCH PERIODS

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  Monitor students entering the cafeteria during passing period to do so in an orderly fashion.
• Watch students as they go through the lunch lines to make sure they are paying for all items selected and abiding by lunch line rules as time allows.
• Assist in the orderly movement of the lunch lines and manage appropriate student behavior in these lines.
• Circulate among the tables to make sure students are following lunchroom rules.
• Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them with regard to cafeteria rules and standards.
• May have to confront hostile and insubordinate students.
• Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns and questions to administration.
• Help maintain a clean lunchroom by throwing away food containers left on some tables.

GYM FOYER AND PATIO AREAS DURING LUNCH

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  Monitor students as they enter and pass through the gym foyer during lunch segments.
• Circulate among students in this area to maintain appropriate behaviors.
• Monitor building doorways and student use of these exits.
• Monitor restrooms.
• Supervise the patio area and/or the area at MHS on the north side the building between the pool and remaining building. Maintain appropriate student use of this area.
• Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them with regard to rules and standards.
• May have to confront hostile and insubordinate students.
• Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns, and questions to administration.

ASSIGNED AREA - FREE PERIOD SUPERVISION

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  Monitoring students entering and leaving the designated area during passing period so it is done in an orderly fashion.
• Enforce building procedures.
• Circulate among the students and manage appropriate behaviors of students in their free period.
• Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them with regard to designated AEA rules and school standards.
• May have to confront hostile and insubordinate students.
• Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns, and questions to administrations.
• Complete other duties assigned by an administrator.

ENRICHMENT/STUDY HALL

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  Maintain a quiet study environment in a large study hall setting.
• Take attendance and maintain accurate daily attendance records.
• May work in conjunction with a teacher in supervising up to 90 freshman students.
• May work alone maintaining a smaller study hall of only 25-30 students in another classroom.
• Move about the classroom to answer student questions and maintain appropriate student behaviors.
• Check students in and out of study hall with appropriate passes.
• Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and discipline them in regard to study hall rules.
• May have to confront insubordinate and hostile students.
• Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns and questions to administration.

IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION

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  Supervise a smaller (20-25 students) quiet study hall area that contains students who are serving in-school suspensions, detentions, disciplinary assignments and in general are in this setting due to disciplinary reasons.
• Maintain accurate attendance records on a daily basis.
• Monitor student use of passes and bathroom facilities.
• Escort students to cafeteria to get their lunch when serving an in-school suspension.
• Confront students about inappropriate behaviors and provide feedback to students in regard to structured study hall rules.
• May have to confront insubordinate and hostile students.
• Communicate observations, trends in student behaviors, concerns and questions to administration.

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  Direct students and communicate specific behavior problems to an administrator.

PARKING LOTS

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  Drive through the vehicle in either assigned vehicle or your own.
• Report any vehicle damage to appropriate administrator.
• Apply parking violation stickers to the side windows of any vehicle not parked appropriately.
• Check the passes of any student found outside.

HALLWAYS

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  Check passes of students found in hallways while class is in session.
• Check rest rooms.
• Assist administrators when called upon to do so.

OFFICE

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  Perform office/clerical duties.
• Complete other duties of a similar nature as assigned by an administrator.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma or GED in addition to one or more of the following: two years of study at an institution of higher education; an associate's (or higher) degree; a voluntary certification course offered through the Board of Educational Examiners (ex: paraeducator certification). Candidates who have a high school diploma or GED but do not meet the additional qualifications will be required to complete a standardized assessment demonstrating their abilities in reading, writing, and mathematics. Must demonstrate the ability to get along with a variety of people in a variety of settings. Attendance and demonstrated proficiency in behavior management may be required. Bilingual preferred or highly desirable.

LOCATION: As assigned

Knowledge, skills and abilities required to carry out the job:

• Must work well with school adolescents from a variety of racial, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
• Works well with a variety of staff members, administrators, teachers and support staff
• Not intimidated by students and willing to discipline and correct inappropriate behaviors
• Can learn rules and procedures quickly and asks questions when unsure about a job responsibility
• Flexible about sudden changes in their daily schedule and willing to adjust work assignment to area of immediate needs
• Have effective human relations skills and must genuinely like working with children
• Have patience and not easily discouraged
• Able to separate the student as an individual from the inappropriate behavior
• Be sensitive to the needs of students and find the balance between holding high expectations for appropriate behaviors and being flexible about individual student circumstances
• Not get upset by occasional inappropriate language and help students correct this behavior

AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT STATEMENT:

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Employee must be capable of working under stress with large numbers of students, parents and co-workers. Lack of mobility may limit assignment(s). Mental acuity is required and mental and physical ability to manage workload is essential.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as tables, desks, chairs, and boxes. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, data, etc.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday. The employee will frequently work in different areas of the classroom including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising indoor and outdoor activities, etc. The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but will work outdoors when supervising students outside of the classroom.

It is the policy of the Muscatine Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status in its employment practices. For assistance or consultation, contact the Director of Human Resources. The Muscatine Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.

The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibilities, essential functions, physical requirements, and working conditions of the Building Aide position, but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive list. An employee serving in the Building Aide position may perform other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts the District’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to the Building Aide position at any time.

EVALUATION: Principal shall evaluate at least annually