Job Title: Migrant/Indian Education Aide (Tok School)

Reports To: Site Administrator & Program Manager

Supervises: None

FLSA Status: 5.5 Hours per day; Level 6A $22.04

Category: Classified

Position Summary: This position reports to and is evaluated by the Site Administrator & Program Manager. The Indian Education/Migrant Aide provides academic development support to Alaska Native, American Indian and Migrant students in small groups or one-on-one settings and provides support to classroom teachers on issues and strategies in working with these students to increase student achievement.

Qualifications: 

• High School graduate or equivalent or 2 years of college (48 semester hours) or Associate's degree (or higher) or pass the HELP assessment and the Paraprofessional Standards Checklist within 30 days of hire.

Duties and Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Collaborates with the certified teacher in order to implement lesson plans;

• Provides daily instruction of priority students mandated in grants as requested;

• Provides special tutorial assistance as directed by the teacher;

• Implements lesson plans and appropriate student activities;

• Keeps a log that details students supported in each program;

• Assist with the preparation, collection and dissemination of instructional materials'

• Carries out supervision of students in a prompt and responsible manner to ensure a safe, nurturing, and healthful environment;

• Communicates student progress; confers with classroom teachers in a collaborative model;

• Assist teachers with parent conferences as requested;

• Report to principal and school staff relative to students and/or programs;

• Use reproduction equipment, audio-visual equipment, computers and instructional machines as needed;

• Complete required forms and reports;

• Maintain records that monitor each student's educational progress;

• Participate in appropriate in-service training;

• Ensure safety of students under supervision;

• Provides disciplinary measures for students under supervision; and

• Other duties as assigned;

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Alaska's educational system

• Knowledge of Alaska's rich and diverse cultural heritage and history

• Previous experience in Alaska's K-12 system with preference given to work w/native and migrant students

• Ability to create a learning environment in which all students are actively engaged

• Ability to hear and speak to exchange information; dexterity of hands and fingers for operating office equipment, carrying, pushing or lifting classroom equipment and supplies; bending at the waist; reaching over head, above the shoulders or horizontally to store equipment; and seeing to observe students in classroom activities

• Ability to reach students with respect for their individual and cultural characteristics

• Ability to create a learning environment in which all students are actively engaged

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to make sound decisions while exercising thorough judgment

• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks and prioritize workload

• Must be a true team player with an outstanding student service focus

• Must be capable of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, teachers, parents and administrators

• Must have a valid AK driver's license, clean driving record with proof of insurance

Essential Functions of an AGSD Employee: 

Reasoning Ability: Employees must possess the ability to reason, communicate effectively, remember, problem solve and deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Employees must have the ability to interpret and follow instructions in written, digital, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee may be required to sit, stand and walk about a school facility or property. The employee may occasionally need to push equipment carts or lift boxes up to 40 lbs.  The employee must be able to use their hands to finger or feel objects, tools, controls, and to be able to reach with hands and arms. They will occasionally be required to climb or balance. The employee must be able to speak, hear, and see well enough to perform their job responsibilities and communicate effectively without reliance on the assistance of another individual. The specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and ability to adjust focus, see at a distance, have peripheral vision and depth perception. 

Dispositions of a school district professional: AGSD employees will possess the dispositions of a school district professional, manifested as a positive attitude about people in general, and specifically about the education profession. Such a disposition will indicate that the employee views their profession with a sense of mission and service and strives to position themselves as both reflective and visionary in their chosen field. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from supervisor(s), and to interact positively and professionally with the public, peers, and other staff.

Alaska Gateway School District  is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Indian preference applies to this position per 25 U.S.C. 5307 (b) (Title VI Indian Education grant). Qualified American Indian/ Alaska Native Applicants are encourage to apply and to submit proof of tribal enrollment or Indian status. 

If you are interested in this position, please submit a cover letter and classified application to: Aubrielle Champagne at District Office, PO Box 226, Tok, Ak 99780 Phone: (907) 883-5151 or email: achampagne@agsd.us Applications are available at the District Office and the website -agsd.us 

Please note incomplete applications will not be considered.