Elementary Building Aides

Penn Manor School District – Elementary Building Aides Posting: 10/9/26 - 10/23/26 Location: Central Manor Status: 180 Days per school year Reports To: Principal/Classroom Teacher Schedule: Monday - Friday 3 hours daily (10:30-1:30) Summary Assist in all areas of the building to enforce school policy and provide academic support to teachers and building administration, as well as ensuring a safe and orderly setting for the students. Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to information concerning students, personnel and other administrative matters affecting the district. Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with supervising students before the school day begins and/or at dismissal to ensure transportation at the end of the day.
• Assist with school-wide testing for grades K-6.
• Provide assistance to areas within the school building including but not limited to the office, hallways, and restrooms.
• Assist in the classroom or in small groups at the direction of the teacher or administrator.
• Assist students in emergency situations - fire drills, evacuation drills, etc. ensuring a safe and orderly exiting of the building.
• Provide presence and coverage in the cafeteria by assisting and monitoring students during lunch/breakfast periods; assist with cleaning the eating areas, such as wiping down tables, at the end of lunch/breakfast periods.
• Assist with serving lunches, as needed.
• Assist students with meals and replenish condiments as needed.
• Monitor work assigned to students who have lost privileges.
• Provide supervision when students are outside at recess and inside during indoor recess by organizing activities and providing assistance when playing games; maintaining discipline and monitor student behavior.
• Monitor the playground facilities for sanitary and safety conditions.
• Monitor and encourage students to maintain expected standards of behavior, playing safely and using playground equipment appropriately.
• Maintain compliance with, and enforce, established discipline policies and procedures.
• Report students who are performing illegal acts, refusing to comply with policies and procedures, causing physical danger to others or themselves, or are being defiant.
• Assist in implementing special accommodations for students with special needs.
• Attend and participate in all required meetings and training.
• Work with individual students or groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Provide clerical and other support services as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Complete filing and maintenance of records related to classroom activities and management interventions.
• Provide supervision of students in small groups, in the hallway, and assist in classrooms as required and directed by the teacher.
• Administer, score and record achievement and diagnostic tests under the supervision of the teacher.
• Maintain confidentiality concerning specified programs, interventions, diagnoses and classroom accommodations prescribed for individual students.
• Operate and care for equipment utilized in the classroom.
• Assist with maintaining an orderly and clean learning environment.
• Provide assistance to students for achieving success related to overcoming physical handicaps.
• Distribute, collect and maintain records related to the use of school and classroom materials and textbooks.
• Provide coverage as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal, and/or classroom teacher.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• Paraprofessional training (preferred)
• Previous experience with students
• Valid PA Driver’s license and /or access to independent transportation
• Pre-employment requirements as designated by the PA School Code

Physical Requirements and Sensory Abilities

• Ability to reach above and below the waist
• Ability to use fingers to pick, feel and grasp objects
• Ability to use both hands for repetitive motion
• Considerable bending and twisting of the body required
• Some stooping and squatting required
• Ability to lift and/or carry supplies up to 25 pounds, stand, walk, or move throughout the building for extended periods.
• Subject to inside environmental conditions
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work in an environment with frequent interruptions
• Able to make judgments and work under high level of stress
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to organize tasks
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Ability to exercise good judgment
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and problem solve detailed and highly technical written and verbal communications

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability or disabilities to perform the primary duties and responsibilities of the job.)