LABORATORY CLASSROOM ASSISTANT (Music) - OGHS 30028493

NATURE OF WORK

Provides assistance to credentialed teacher in the administration of lessons to students in a laboratory setting, such as (but not limited to) Office Procedures or Computer Application classes, Printing & Graphics shop, Metal Shop, Auto Shop, Electronics, or Computer labs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Affords assistance to students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments; including technology assisted instruction.
• Affords assistance to students in the use of specialized equipment unique to the specific laboratory setting to which assigned.
• Demonstrates hands on use of equipment.
• Maintains equipment including basic cleaning and repair.
• Makes sure students are using equipment appropriately, properly, safely and within the parameters of district policy.
• May administer or assist in the administration of tests to determine placement or progress of students.
• May grade papers; record grades; keep records of student progress.
• May generate reports used for analysis of student achievement.
• Performs clerical tasks such as copying, collating, filing.
• Takes roll and maintains attendance records.
• Makes phone calls on behalf of teacher.
• Supervises students as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Sufficient training/education/experience beyond high school to be fully familiar with the specialty of the lab to which assigned.
• Work experience in the field or completion of the class to which assigned.
• Knowledge of subject matter where vocational and/or computer assisted learning occurs.
• Microsoft computer applications.
• Basic arithmetic principles.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Physical Demands

• Frequently walks.
• Frequently sits.
• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Frequent exposure to high, precarious places.
• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Frequent exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Frequent exposure to extreme cold.
• Frequent exposure to extreme heat.
• Frequent exposure to risk of electrical shock.
• Frequent exposure to noise levels in the work environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Frequent exposure to high, precarious places.
• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Frequent exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Frequent exposure to extreme cold.
• Frequent exposure to extreme heat.
• Frequent exposure to risk of electrical shock.
• Frequent exposure to noise levels in the work environment.