TITLE:Teacher Assistant

 

REPORTS TO: Supervising Teacher and Principal                                             

 

LENGTH OF CONTRACT OR WORK YEAR: 9 months (187 days)                          

 

SUMMARY:  The Teacher Assistant provides support to the classroom teacher and reinforces lessons by tutoring individual students or small groups.

 

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assists in improving students’ skills in all academic areas as directed by the teacher.
2. Promotes a positive image of the school district program to the public.
3. Keeps records as directed by the teacher.
4. Attends parent-teacher conferences as directed by the teacher.
5. Exhibits high expectations for self and students.
6. Demonstrates continued growth by participation in professional development activities.
7. Adheres to all safety procedures, rules, and policies to ensure the well-being of all students.
8. Reports regularly and punctually to assigned work location and notifies principal or designee of impending absence in a timely manner.
9. Maintains active supervision of students during all work and duty assignments.
10. Maintains confidentiality of all student information.
11. Performs other duties as may be assigned by the teacher and/or principal.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must have completed at least 2 years of study (48 semester hours) at an institution of higher education; or
2. Obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree; or
3. Met a rigorous standard of quality as determined by a formal assessment.  (Mississippi Test:  ACT WorkKeys - Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics and Writing Subtests).
4. For Pre-K, must have and Early Childhood Associate’s degree or an Associate’s degree with 12 Early Childhood college credit hours.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

         Environment: Standard office and school settings to include classrooms, gyms, libraries, cafeterias, and recreational areas; moderate travel; exposure to potentially stressful environments; regularly perform inside and/or outside with potential for exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

         Physical: Sufficient physical ability to perform moderate lifting up to 25 pounds; regularly required to walk, sit or stand for prolonged periods of time; may require climbing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.

         Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents.

         Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction; the noise level in the work environment is moderate.