Title I Teaching Assistant - English

About the role

The Teacher Assistant Title I position provides support to the instructional program within assigned classroom with specific responsibility for working with individual and/or small groups of students; and providing clerical support to teacher/s and staff.

Responsibilities

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher
• Administers classroom assignments, tests, homework assignments, make-up work, etc.
• Affords assistance to students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, listen to students read, providing writing assistance, reinforce English lessons, provide spelling practice, facilitate activities, computer learning programs, etc.)
• Communicates with teachers and/or parents
• Implements, under the supervision of assigned teacher, instructional programs and lesson plans
• Maintains classroom equipment, work area, and manual and electronic files and records
• Maintains a safe and positive learning environment
• Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students
• Serves as a support to classroom teachers and other school personnel

Requirements

• Age 16+
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Associates degree or 60 quarter/48 semester hours or have passed the para pro praxis test