School Aide/Personal Aide

School aides take direction from their lead teacher and may have a wide range of responsibilities. An instructional aide job description might include:

• Taking attendance.
• Supervising students when the lead teachers is otherwise occupied.
• Working with small groups on specialized skill sets or projects.
• Providing extra assistance for those struggling with material.
• Providing advanced learning options for students who want to challenge themselves.
• Supervising workstations or activity centers.
• Assisting in preparing homework assignments and tests.
• Grading materials and entering them into online grade books.
• Walking young students to different specialty classes and supervising bus duty or parent drop-off and pick-up.
• Printing materials, preparing teaching materials and classroom supplies. An instructional assistant job description may also include helping with organization and classroom management.