School Overview
St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts is an innovative charter public school serving students and families within St. Louis City. The school began with kindergarten through first grade and will add one grade per year, ultimately serving grades K–5. St. Louis Voices Academy emphasizes media and storytelling, whole-child development, real-world inquiry, and progressive learner autonomy as foundational design elements supporting its mission.
Mission: St. Louis Voices Academy leverages media arts and storytelling to equip students with the agency to excel academically, author their own futures, and make meaningful contributions to their communities
Role Overview
Educators are our most critical resource in shaping the learning experiences of our students. As a SPED Instructional Care Aide, you will provide direct academic, behavioral, and personal care support to individual students and/or small groups with special needs. This includes assisting with daily routines, ensuring student safety, and supporting physical, emotional, and instructional needs throughout the school day. You will work closely with teachers and service providers to create inclusive, engaging, and culturally responsive learning environments. Through your care and commitment, you will empower students engage meaningfully in their learning and development.
Responsibilities
- Escorts, assists, and/or supervises student(s) during play periods, movement throughout the building, to and from buses, toileting routines, lunch, smacks, specialized and inclusive classes, community activities, and other times as designated
- Assists teacher(s) in implementing behavior management plans which may include observing, recording, charting behavior, and implementing a reinforcement schedule, as well as utilization of approved restraint methods when required and under teacher direction
- Assists teacher in test administration
- Communicate any problems or concerns regarding students to the supervising teacher
- Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce skills previously introduced by the teacher
- Assists the teacher in maintaining and organizing work and study areas, equipment, materials, and facilities
- Score objective tests and papers with guidance and input from the teacher and assists with the maintenance of appropriate student records
- Performs health-related procedures such as: feeding, lifting, positioning, carrying, toileting, tube feeding, cleaning catheterization, and suctioning equipment
- Participate in workshops, in-service training, and parent conferences
- Attends specialized training as required to assist in the implementation of student’s IEP
- Serves as a resource of information and assists substitute teacher
- Reports parental concerns to the supervisory teacher
- Performs other duties related to Special Education, as assigned by the teacher or administrator
Experience:
- Some experience working with children (required)
- Experience working with teachers and students in an educational setting (preferred)
- Experience tutoring young children (preferred)
Education:
- A minimum of 60 hours of college credits OR,
- Passing score on Missouri ParaPro or Paraprofessional Assessment, OR
- Completion of Missouri’s online Substitute training program OR
- Valid Missouri Substitute Teaching Certificate
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
- Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Work is routinely performed in a typical classroom environment
- Very limited or no exposure to physical risk