2024-2025 Aide: Esl Newcomer

**Primary Purpose**:
Helps emergent bilinguals whose first language is NOT English to reach fluency in English as their second language. Provides direct English-language support to emergent bilinguals and implement sheltered instructions with linguistic accommodations for students identified with Emergent Bilingual. Works under supervision of certified teacher. Assist teacher in preparation and management of classroom instructional activities.

**Minimum Qualifications**:
**Education/Certificate**

High School diploma or GED _(Recognized by the Texas Education Agency or Regional Accrediting Agency)_

Valid Texas Educational Aide certificate NCLB Certification Required

**Required Experience**:
Experience working with children and young people.

**Knowledge/Skills**:
Bilingual (Spanish/English) capability

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions Ability to communicate effectively

Knowledge of general office equipment

Ability to be flexible and reliable

Must possess a growth mindset

**Major Responsibilities and Duties**:

- (The following statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions that may be assigned or skills that may be required.)_

**Professionalism**

The Educators' Code of Ethics is set forth in Texas Administrative Code to provide rules for standard practices and ethical conduct toward students, professional colleagues, school officials, parents, and members of the community.
- Rule -247.1 Purpose and Scope; Definitions
- Rule -247.2 Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators

**Instructional Management**

The aide promotes improvement of instruction through activities such as the following:

- Assists the teacher in preparing instructional materials, paperwork, and classroom displays with
- Assists with administration (translation of text and in oral delivery) and scoring of objective testing instruments or work assignments.
- Serves as ESL tutor with linguistic support, in any area assigned by teacher with focus on student identified as Emergent Bilingual.
- Works with individual students or small student groups to conduct instructional activities and develop academic skills as outlined by the
- Assists teachers in implementing program objectives that support developmental, behavioral, and academic student performance.
- Assumes responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
- Works with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the classroom
- Assists in the supervision of students throughout the school day, inside and outside classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground
- Keeps teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual
- Provides orientation and assistance to substitute

**Classroom Management and Organization Improvement**

The aide works to improve the classroom, school or organization through activities such as the following:

- Helps with inventory, care, and maintenance of
- Helps the teacher keep administrative records and prepare required
- Assists in managing student behavior, including crisis intervention, physical management of disruptive students and inappropriate behaviors, as
- Assists with maintaining a safe, neat and orderly

**Communication and Community Relations**

The aide works to promote a positive tone for school or community relations through activities such as the following:

- Supports translation for parents as needed during the school
- Be a positive role model for students, support the mission of the
- Maintains a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community
- Uses effective communication skills to present information accurately and

**Professional Growth and Development**

The aide participates in professional growth and development through activities such as the following:

- Attends any specified meetings or professional development to improve job

**Qualities of an Effective Aide**

The aide exhibits qualities such as the following:

- Daily attendance and punctuality at work are essential functions of the
- Keeps informed of and comply with state, district, and school regulations and policies for classroom
- Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other documents as
- Corrects unsafe conditions in work area that could cause an accident and inform supervisor of any conditions that are not correctable
- Complies with district policies, as well as state and federal laws and
- Complies with the standards of conduct set out in Board Policy DH (Legal) and (Local) and with any other policies, regulations, and guidelines that impose duties, requirements, and
- Maintains
- Performs any other duties as assigned by the

**Supervisory Responsibilities**:
None

**Equipment**:
Wheelchair lift, ramp, c