BCA Teacher's Assistant Infants II (Full-time)

About the role

Brown Christian Academy seeks to integrate Christian values with educational, social and professional life. As a community of both faith and learning, we strive to foster spiritual, intellectual, personal and social growth in every student.

Responsibilities

• Assists school teachers in instructing and supervising the activities of students to provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment.
• Assists students with exercises and class activities; concentrates efforts with small groups of students and individuals as necessary.
• Compiles, prepares and organizes materials and classroom for instruction and classroom activities.
• Assists in cleaning and storing of materials after completion of activities.
• Reinforces all knowledge and skills taught by the classroom teacher.
• Aids in maintaining student records, recording daily attendance, grading assignments, administering standardized tests, recording and/or analyzing test scores/grades, substituting as needed, setting up special projects, escorting children to other areas of the school, monitoring student behavior, running errands.
• Supervises and assists students when unloading and loading buses, in the halls, on field trips, during testing, during lunch, during computer lab, and on school grounds.
• Assists in establishing and implementing behavioral objectives.
• Models appropriate social and play skills; observes students' behavior and notifies teacher and/or school nurse of behavioral changes as appropriate; redirects behavior if possible; may work with individual students to help them adjust behaviorally and academically into mainstream classroom and social situations.
• Attends staff meetings as required; participates in in-service training programs; keeps abreast of developments in areas of assignment.
• Performs routine clerical tasks as required, including but not limited to preparing reports and records, copying and filing documents, entering and retrieving computer data, preparing notices and newsletters, receiving and responding to e-mails.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood; Or two (2) years of college (minimum of 48 semester hours) from an accredited institution
• Three (3) years of experience working with children in a professional educational setting.
• Must possess or be able to obtain certification in CPR and First Aid.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood; Or two (2) years of college (minimum of 48 semester hours) from an accredited institution Or three (3) years of experience working with children in a professional educational setting.
• Must possess or be able to obtain certification in CPR and First Aid.

Skills

• Ability to assist teachers in maintaining a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment.
• Ability to assist students with exercises and class activities.
• Ability to compile, prepare and organize materials and classroom for instruction and classroom activities.
• Ability to reinforce all knowledge and skills taught by the classroom teacher.
• Ability to supervise and assist students in various settings.
• Ability to model appropriate social and play skills.
• Ability to attend staff meetings and participate in in-service training programs.
• Ability to perform routine clerical tasks.
• Ability to perform other related duties as assigned or directed.

Benefits

All applicants must clear full background check and must pass health screening. Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance Brown Christian Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the district to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

8:45a - 5:45p - Monday - Friday