Teacher Assistants **ASK US ABOUT OUR SIGN ON BONUS**

Teacher Assistants may perform a wide range of tasks in order to support the efforts of the teacher, meet the needs of all students, and ensure the provision of quality instruction for all students.

Qualifications

• Must at least hold an Associates' Degree, have 48 semester hours of college coursework, or provide minimum Level 4 score in Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents on the ACT WorkKeys test.
• Bus driver license must be maintained and employee must accept bus driving duties as needed and assigned

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists teacher in supervising students individually or in small groups with activities involving instruction, physical care, physical education, arts and crafts, and social integration
• Assists teacher in operating classroom and teaching skills related to level of achievement for specified individual and/or groups of students
• Supervise students in the cafeteria, playground, buses, bathrooms, and other areas on and off school property (ex: field trips)
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher
• Assists students with the understanding of rules and regulations
• Monitor students as instructed by the teacher
• Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information
• Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; ability to communicate with school personnel, students, and parents while complying with the confidentiality requirements in local, state, and federal policies and statues
• Physical ability (able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally) and dexterity to perform duties of the job.