Pre-K Teacher Assistant

Qualifications

• Early Childhood Associate's Degree
• Associate's Degree AND 12 Early Childhood Credit Hours AND Completion of an Early Childhood Training Program
• High School Diploma AND Passed the ACT Work Keys Test at Silver Level of Higher AND 12 Early Childhood Credit Hours OR Completion of an Early Childhood Training Program

Performance Responsibilities

• Participates in daily and long range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• Counsels students in appropriate intellectual and social activities.
• Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual students.
• Provides proper supervision to students as necessary.
• Fosters appropriate behavior in students.
• Maintains a safe, neat and orderly environment.
• Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
• Aids the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material and skills.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the school and classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assists with large group work such as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling.
• Assists students in the library and / or computer lab setting.
• Collects and records collection of money.
• Assists students with proper hygiene as needed.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers.
• Participates in professional development activities as required by the supervisor.
• Promotes a positive image of the school, its staff, and community.
• Models good reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Attends parent conferences as needed.

Terms Of Employment

• 187 days