Elementary Teacher Assistant; Part-Time

Elementary Teacher Assistant (Part-Time)

Starting at $17.65 per hour

• All applicants must be designated as “Highly Qualified”; 48 college credits or 7 credits in core subject matter and passing Work Keys test scores.
• Previous experience working with students is desirable.
• Such alternatives to the above may be found appropriate and acceptable by the Board.

Principal and/or designee, usually the classroom teacher.

To assist the teacher in providing a well‑organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment. To relieve the teacher of non‑teaching functions to provide the teacher more time for preparations, individualization, and evaluation.

• Assist the classroom teacher by working with individual students, small groups, or large groups, including but not limited to the following ways.
• Reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher and devise special strategies based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Guide independent study, enrichment, or remedial activities set up and assigned by the teacher. Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction. Correct assignments and supervise testing and makeup work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Assist teacher with behavior management in a manner consistent with policies and expectations of the teacher and school. Keep the supervising teacher informed of any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Communicate with, contact, and respond to parents as directed by the teacher while maintaining the confidentiality of information about all students.
• Supervise students as assigned or required – at breakfast or lunch, on bus duty, during class, during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips. Relieve the teacher for conferences and emergencies on a short‑term basis, as required.
• Accompany students to special classes and assist students or the resource teacher as needed.
• Serve as a substitute teacher, as appropriate, if needed. Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Perform classroom health procedures, when necessary, under the supervision of the school nurse.
• Perform clerical duties as needed or assigned – check and record student attendance, collect and record the collection of money, keep bulletin boards and other classroom displays up to date, as requested by the teacher, and operate and care for equipment used in the classroom.
• Participate in in‑service training programs, as assigned.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers.
• May be asked to serve as a school crossing guard.
• Perform such other tasks as the teacher or other supervisor may assign.

Ten‑month year; work schedule determined by the Principal.

Must be able to physically perform the basic operational functions of stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, hearing, and repetitive motion. The ability to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.

Evaluated in accordance with the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

• Entry level

• Part‑time

• Education and Training
• Primary and Secondary Education