Teacher Assistant

Full-Time and Permanent; 6.5 Hours/Day; 182 Days/Year; 10 Months/Year; Grade:GGPosition OverviewThe Teacher Assistant provides instructional and clerical support to teachers to enhance the learning environment and support student success. This role supports classroom instruction, student supervision, and routine classroom operations across a variety of settings, including pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, general education classrooms, special education classrooms, and instructional labs where a teacher is present. The Teacher Assistant supports daily classroom activities by reinforcing instruction, monitoring student progress, and assisting with student needs.Minimum QualificationsCompletion of at least sixty (60) college credit hours from an accredited college or university, or a qualifying score of 455 on the ParaPro AssessmentMinimum of two (2) years of experience working with children, including experience supporting students in a classroom setting (experience with special education students preferred) Key ResponsibilitiesPerforms designated learning tasks with students, such as demonstrating or explaining lessons, prompting students, monitoring tests, and/or using supplementary materials; supervises other instructional tasks; and reads to students.Monitors student activities, observes, and reports on students' learning.Attends to children with certain disabilities (including LD, MR, ED, and PH); may serve part-time in an alternative learning class.Operates office equipment such as typewriter, duplicator, photocopier, word processors and printers, projectors, and other audio-visual equipment.Maintains bulletin boards, student records of attendance, lunch tickets, health charts, and classroom supplies.Assists in performing therapeutic crisis intervention.Performs a wide variety of monitoring, record keeping, and file maintenance for an accelerated learning program.Escorts and assists students in physical and playground activities, to lunchroom, to resource classes, to the library, and to restrooms, escorts students on field trips.May work with individual or groups of students requiring close attention; helps students with physical disabilities; and/or attends to students' physical and sanitation needs.Monitors children on the playground, or in the room when the teacher is not present (IEP conferences, parent conferences, etc.), and performs morning and afternoon bus duty monitoring. Professional ResponsibilitiesFollow established procedures and guidelines for all assigned duties.Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and support staff to support student success.Perform additional duties as assigned to support school operations.Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesKnowledge of basic instructional practices and child developmentAbility to work effectively with students of varying ages, abilities, and needsAbility to support students with disabilities and diverse learning needsStrong interpersonal and communication skillsAbility to follow directions and implement instructional and behavioral plansBasic proficiency in the use of computers and office equipmentAbility to maintain confidentiality and professionalismWorking Conditions and Physical RequirementsWork is performed in a classroom and school environment.Duties require frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, and lifting.Work may involve assisting students with physical needs and mobility.Exposure to normal day-to-day conditions and routine risks associated with a school environment.Supervision & Reporting