Lower School Teacher Assistant

Specific Responsibilities

• Adhere to specified professional dress.
• Provide child care for staff/CCA children on PMD days, teacher work days, and during required monthly staff meetings.
• Working with Teacher Direct Contact with Children – 60%
• Supervise children during seatwork, reinforcing skills and giving personalized assistance.
• Aid in behavior management.
• Provide one-on-one help for students struggling with academic concepts.
• Offer prayer and godly counsel to hurting students.
• Supervise class while the teacher conducts small groups.
• Assist specials teachers with your class as requested.
• Escort children to and from special classes, restroom, clinic, and office as needed.
• Maintain supervision on the playground and in the cafeteria.
• Wipe tables/chairs, and sweep café floor.
• Worship and attend chapel with your class.
• Assist in observing and assessing student abilities academically and spiritually.
• Notify the teacher of student behavior or academic skills, as needed.
• Record keeping, lesson preparation and classroom tasks – 40%
• Collect and grade homework and seatwork as requested.
• Record grades on the computer when directed by the teacher.
• Prepare children’s daily folders and Thursday Folders.
• Make copies and prepare materials for lessons and special activities as requested by the teacher.
• Assist teacher in directing parent volunteers in their tasks.
• Help teacher in maintaining an orderly classroom.
• Take daily attendance and lunch counts.
• Help decorate and tear down bulletin boards in the classroom and hallway.
• Keep up with correspondence by way of email and mailbox in office.
• Filing.

Qualifications/Skills/Gifts

• Strong personal commitment to Jesus Christ.
• Commitment to the philosophy and Statement of Faith of Calvary Chapel.
• Willingness to live a life above reproach and align with our Leadership Covenant.
• Knowledge and ability to apply God’s Word.
• A strong desire to serve the Lord and people.
• A strong commitment to the philosophies and mission of Calvary Chapel as well as the educational philosophies of Calvary Christian Academy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with regard to children, their parents, and colleagues.
• A love for children and a desire to see that they have a right relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Spiritual gifts of teaching, discernment, service, helps and exhortation.
• Two years of college education is preferred.
• Computer skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Group facilitation skills.
• Ability to complete projects on time and follow through efficiently.
• Ability to multitask.
• Diligence and flexibility… do what is needed to get the job done.
• Time management skills.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Full-time (40 hours/week); however, may be required to work an evening or weekend day to attend a CCA event, or assist with a special project or in an circumstantial emergency affecting the church facilities.