Interim - 25 Hr. Teacher Assistant (1/6-4/8/27)

TEACHER ASSISTANT 1 OF 10 NOTE: This job description is divided into four categories as listed below: TEACHER ASSISTANT – INSTRUCTIONAL (pages 2-4) TEACHER ASSISTANT – PRESCHOOL (pages 5-7) TEACHER ASSISTANT

• SPECIAL EDUCATION EXTENDED RESOURCE (pages 8-10) TEACHER ASSISTANT
• ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)(pages 11-13) TEACHER ASSISTANT 2 OF 10 TITLE TEACHER ASSISTANT
• INSTRUCTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D. 2. 48 semester hours of college credit or score of 456 on ParaPro Assessment
2. Meets health and physical requirements JOB GOAL To provide assistance to teachers, secretaries, and clerical personnel when needed ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
3. Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students
4. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes
5. Distributes and collects workbooks, paper, and other materials for instruction
6. Assists with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips
7. Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher
8. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills
9. Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job
10. Checks and records attendance
11. Arranges bulleting boards
12. Types and duplicates tests, worksheets, and supplementary materials
13. Assists in supervising children in lunchroom, playground, and loading buses
14. Assists the teacher in assimilating materials for class displays
15. Performs other duties as assigned PHYSICAL DEMANDS This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary grades, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:
16. Pushing
17. Pulling
18. Climbing
19. Stooping
20. Kneeling
21. Crawling
22. Reaching
23. Talking
24. Hearing
25. Seeing VOCATIONAL PREPARATION The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following:
26. Vocational education
27. Apprentice training TEACHER ASSISTANT 3 OF 10
28. On-the-job training
29. Essential experience TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits)
30. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
31. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
32. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria
33. Adaptability to dealing with students CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty.
34. Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments
35. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with then
36. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
37. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures
38. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color WORK CONDITIONS Normal working environment TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1. 185-day contract
39. Teacher assistant salary scale IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Classroom teacher and/or principal GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Adopted 07/01/93 Revised 11/2010 Revised 03/21/17 TEACHER ASSISTANT 4 OF 10 TITLE TEACHER ASSISTANT

• PRESCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS

1. Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D.
2. Early childhood education experience (preference given for Child Development Associate certification or associate's degree in early childhood education or active pursuit of either)
3. Meets health and physical requirements JOB GOAL To provide assistance to preschool teachers ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
4. Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students
5. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes
6. Distributes and collects workbooks, paper, and other materials for instruction
7. Assists with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips
8. Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher
9. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills
10. Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job
11. Checks and records attendance
12. Arranges bulleting boards
13. Types and duplicates tests, worksheets, and supplementary materials
14. Assists in supervising children in lunchroom, playground, and loading buses
15. Assists the teacher in assimilating materials for class displays
16. Performs other duties as assigned PHYSICAL DEMANDS This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a preschool child, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:
17. Pushing
18. Pulling
19. Climbing
20. Stooping
21. Kneeling
22. Crawling
23. Reaching
24. Talking
25. Hearing
26. Seeing VOCATIONAL PREPARATION The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following:
27. Vocational education TEACHER ASSISTANT 5 OF 10
28. Apprentice training
29. On-the-job training
30. Essential experience TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits)
31. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
32. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
33. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria
34. Adaptability to dealing with students CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty.
35. Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments
36. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with then
37. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
38. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures
39. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color WORK CONDITIONS Normal working environment TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1. 185-day contract; 5-hour workday
40. Teacher assistant salary scale prorated from 7.5-hour to 5-hour workday IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Classroom teacher and/or principal GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Adopted 07/01/93 Revised 11/2010 Revised 03/21/17 TEACHER ASSISTANT 6 OF 10 TITLE TEACHER ASSISTANT

• SPECIAL EDUCATION EXTENDED RESOURCE QUALIFICATIONS

1. Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D. 2. 48 semester hours of college credit or score of 456 on ParaPro Assessment
2. Meets health and physical requirements JOB GOAL To assist teachers in giving specialized academic and physical training to students with disabilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
3. Maintains student records
4. Performs instructional activities
5. Administers diagnostic tools
6. Prepares the classroom and organizes instructional materials and equipment
7. Monitors the classroom when the teacher must attend staffings, provides consultation, etc.
8. Attends inservice and faculty meetings when requested by principal or supervisor of special services
9. Adheres to the established work hours
10. Maintains confidential information in a professional manner
11. Performs other routinized duties as assigned by the building-level administrator, subject to approveal of the supervisor of special services
12. Assists students with toileting, catheterization, feeding, and other self-help activities as required
13. Changes or helps spina bifida students
14. Supervises students on bus trips as required
15. Assists with bus duty
16. Assists with lunch duty
17. Assists with disabled students at lunch or in regular class
18. Helps with specific regular classes in which extended resource students are involved
19. Performs other duties as assigned PHYSICAL DEMANDS This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary grades, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:
20. Pushing
21. Pulling
22. Climbing
23. Stooping
24. Kneeling
25. Crawling
26. Reaching
27. Talking
28. Hearing
29. Seeing VOCATIONAL PREPARATION The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following: TEACHER ASSISTANT 7 OF 10
30. Vocational education
31. Apprentice training
32. On-the-job training
33. Essential experience TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits)
34. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
35. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
36. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria
37. Adaptability to dealing with students CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty.
38. Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments
39. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with then
40. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
41. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures
42. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color WORK CONDITIONS Normal working environment TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1. 185-day contract
43. Teacher assistant salary scale IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Classroom teacher and/or principal and supervisor of special services GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Adopted 07/01/93 Revised 11/2010 Revised 03/21/17 TEACHER ASSISTANT 8 OF 10 TITLE TEACHER ASSISTANT

• ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) QUALIFICATIONS

1. Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D. 2. 48 semester hours of college credit or score of 456 on ParaPro Assessment
2. Fluent in spoken and written Spanish and English
3. Conversational in Spanish preferred
4. Meets health and physical requirements JOB GOAL To enhance the learning experiences of limited English proficient students by providing additional vocabulary support, academic support, cultural support, and access to extracurricular activities, and to more fully engage families in their children’s educational process ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
5. Prepares daily lesson plans under supervision of the ESL teacher; makes instructional presentations
6. Conducts discussions, encourages practice, and corrects student work in a manner that promotes language competence
7. Cooperates with the ESL teacher in completing ESL forms
8. Assists teachers in administering and recording such assessment and achievement as recommended for ESL students
9. Seeks advice and assistance of ESL and classroom teachers to make changes in the instructional plan when evaluation indicates a need
10. Confers with the ESL and classroom teachers concerning individual student needs on a daily basis under the guidance of the ESL teacher
11. Adjusts instruction to objectives and individual student needs on a daily basis under the guidance of the ESL teacher
12. Provides individual students with positive and prompt feedback on their progress
13. Helps develop and use language resources to support and supplement instructional activities
14. Renews competence and keeps abreast of new knowledge, research, and practice in language instruction and applies this knowledge to improve the instructional program
15. Attends appropriate and required staff development to enhance instruction
16. Attends PTO/PTA open houses, conference nights, and other school-related events as needed to support limited English proficient students and families
17. Establishes positive rapport with students, parents, and school personnel
18. Sets high standards for student performance and achievement
19. Adheres to established laws, rules, and regulations of the school system and the ESL program
20. Works one-on-one and with small groups to remediate diagnosed weaknesses
21. Works to remove cultural barriers for limited-English students
22. Works to fully integrate limited-English students into all aspects of the extracurricular program;
23. Provides written and/or verbal vocabulary support with English language learner students
24. Assists in the planning and implementation of activities designed to increase parent participation in the education process
25. Performs other duties as assigned PHYSICAL DEMANDS This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary grades, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: TEACHER ASSISTANT 9 OF 10
26. Pushing
27. Pulling
28. Climbing
29. Stooping
30. Kneeling
31. Crawling
32. Reaching
33. Talking
34. Hearing
35. Seeing VOCATIONAL PREPARATION The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following:
36. Vocational education
37. Apprentice training
38. On-the-job training
39. Essential experience TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits)
40. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
41. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
42. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria
43. Adaptability to dealing with students CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty.
44. Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments
45. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with then
46. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
47. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures
48. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color WORK CONDITIONS Normal working environment TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1. 185-day contract
49. Teacher assistant salary scale IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR TEACHER ASSISTANT 10 OF 10 ELL teacher and/or principal GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Adopted 07/01/93 Revised 11/2010 Revised 06/2011 Revised 03/21/17 Attachment(s): Teacher Assistant Job Description.doc