TK-8 Instructional Aide Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $26.00 onwards DOE

K-8 Instructional Aide Full-time

Alameda, CA

Desired Start Date : 8 / 1 / 2025

The Organization

The Academy of Alameda serves one of the most diverse student populations in the state and is committed to providing all students a world-class education including supporting students social-emotional development. In addition to providing students with deep learning experiences that are academically and emotionally engaging, students' learning experiences in and out of the classroom are shaped by The Academy's commitment to social justice.

The Academy of Alameda staff has an excellent reputation for connecting to its diverse families, providing students a strong academic foundation, and for building meaningful relationships in and between students, staff, and families. Finally, we take pride in our fierce commitment to our envisioned future of supporting all of our students' success and that their destinies are not determined by their demographics.

The Opportunity

The Instructional Aide will help differentiate instruction and provide a high level of support for students who have diverse learning needs.

What You Will Do :

• Collaborates with teachers on in-class instructional strategies for academic and behavioral support that best serves a diverse group of learners.
• Provides student support in literacy / math content, following teacher guidance on best practices for instruction, note taking, small group or station work, and other in class support as needed.
• Works with small groups of students in an instructional capacity, reteaching specific lessons as needed.
• Tutors students, individually or in groups, to reinforce learning concepts
• Provides supervision for students before school and during the school day as assigned to ensure safety of all students including traffic duties / diaper changing as needed
• Attend weekly professional development and staff meetings
• Implement provided curriculum
• Assist with clerical duties such as record keeping, filing, correcting papers and data collection
• Attend student progress meetings or IEPs as requested
• Assists in understanding and supporting appropriate student behavior, this may include diapering duties as well depending on grade level and student needs
• Establishes and maintains a cooperative working relationship with staff members
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned / required by supervisor or site administrator(s) including traffic duties etc.
• Follow established policies, procedures and processes as found in the Family and Employee Handbooks
• Be punctual for work and avoid making appointments during scheduled work time
• Establish and maintain professional relations and show patience with parents, teachers and other staff
• Identify and respond to student behavior through restorative practices

Qualifications

Skills & Requirements

Supervision

Manager : Special Education Administrator

Supervisor : Special Education Administrator / Dean of Students (MS / ES)

Direct Reports : Special Education Administrator / Dean of Students (MS / ES)

Time Commitment

This position is full-time and follows a 10 month work year with student-free days for professional learning and collaboration with colleagues. Most staff will report early in August (exact calendar TBD).

Our Compensation Package

At AoA we take great care of our employees. We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, including competitive salary and generous health and retirement benefits (100% employee health coverage / 100% for dependents for standard Kaiser benefits coverage); 10% employer-match for 457 retirement program; medical and dependent FSA; employee assistance program (EAP).

The Academy of Alameda is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce at all levels so that it reflects the demographics of the students and families that it serves. The Academy is committed to continually looking inward to dismantle policies and practices that lead to systemic racism.