ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - Teacher Assistant

Job Classification

  Hourly Half-time (20-29)

Position summary

Assist the classroom teacher by providing help to students, supervision, and assorted classroom related responsibilities as assigned.

Be available Monday through Thursday 8:15a- 3:45pm and Friday 8:15a-12:30pm.

Qualifications summary

Preferred bachelor's degree and/or teaching experience.   Ability to work with children and a supervising teacher.  Basic technology/computer skills (Microsoft Word, power point, and excel).   Dependable and consistent committed SDA Christian. Team player.  


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

Supervising children during lunch, recess, and dismissal.

Assisting students in large/small groups and with individual work.

Be able to create worksheets, posters, and other computer related duties as assigned.

Helping students comply with classroom and school rules and procedures.

Grading, filing, copying as needed.

Supervisory responsibilities

Supervising children during lunch, recess, and dismissal

Assisting students in large/small groups and with individual work.

Supervising various in and out of classroom activities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Preferred teaching experience.  Some educational coursework.  Ability to work with children and a supervising teacher. Proactive and creative thinker, dependable  support for classroom teacher. Be a team player—work cooperatively with administration and coworkers.  Must be a committed SDA Christian.  


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

The employee must be able to operate at a reasonable level of competency equipment common to the teaching profession such as a computer, copy machine, document camera, overhead projector, telephone, and tools such as vacuum, brooms, mops, etc.

Interpersonal interactions

The employee must work harmoniously with all school personnel

Communicates effectively with other staff members, the principal, parents and board

Interacts in a collegial, ethical manner, showing mutual respect and compassion for all school personnel

Works cooperatively with staff toward resolution of mutual concerns

Demonstrates a team spirit, shares ideas, materials, and methods with other teachers constituents

Interacts positively with students, individually and in groups

Physical demands

The job requires a full range of body movements including sitting, standing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, walking, stooping, lifting objects up to 25 pounds, and reaching cupboards, bulletin and white boards, and keyboard use/repetitive hand motion. The job also requires good hearing and vision adequate for assigned responsibilities.

Work environment

Employee is subject to working in a generally well-lighted and ventilated classroom environment approximately 85% of the time, while the remainder of the time is spend teaching or supervising students outside, in the gymnasium, on field trips, etc.