Teacher Assistant - Long Term Leave

Community

Consolidated

School

District

21

Job

Description

GENERAL

EDUCATION

TEACHER

ASSISTANT

Supervisor:

Building

Administrator

Employee

Group:

Teacher

Assistant

Qualifications:

Valid

Educator

License

with

Stipulations

(ELS)

or

Professional

Educator

License

(PEL)

Purpose: The position of the General Education Teacher Assistant was established to support student learning during core instruction. The

General

Education

Teacher

Assistant

works

under

the

direction

of

a

licensed

teacher

to

supervise

and

provide

instructional

support

to

students.

Essential

Functions

Implements,

under

the

supervision

of

the

assigned

teacher,

instructional

programs

and

lesson

plans

and

assists

students

with

assignments

for

the

purpose

of

reinforcing

learning

concepts

initially

taught

by

the

licensed

teacher.

Adapts

classroom

activities,

assignments,

and/or

materials

under

the

direction

of

licensed

staff

for

the

purpose

of

supporting

and

reinforcing

classroom

academic

and

social-emotional

learning

objectives.

Collects

informal

assessment

information

under

the

supervision

of

licensed

staff

for

the

purpose

of

monitoring

student

progress.

Communicates

and

collaborates

with

teachers

and

other

licensed

personnel

to

plan

instructional

activities.

Monitors

individual

and/or

groups

of

students

in

a

variety

of

settings

for

the

purpose

of

maintaining

a

safe

and

positive

learning

environment.

Promotes

CCSD21

Learner

Qualities

and

student

independence

for

the

purpose

of

improving

the

quality

of

student

outcomes.

Responds

to

emergency

situations

(i.e.,

injuries,

conflicts,

students

in

crisis,

aggression,

etc.)

for

the

purpose

of

resolving

immediate

safety

concerns

and/or

directing

to

appropriate

personnel

for

resolution.

Assists

with

maintaining

accurate

records.

Provides

assistance

to

all

students

as

needed

to

enhance

learning

and

safety

for

all.

Other

Functions:

Performs

clerical

work

for

the

purpose

of

supporting

students

and

teachers

in

the

classroom.

Participates

in

student

evaluation,

program

development,

meetings,

in-services,

and

parent

conferences

as

needed

for

the

purpose

of

acquiring

and/or

conveying

information

relative

to

job

functions.

Demonstrates punctuality and regular attendance for the purpose of ensuring consistency and continuity of instruction

for

students.

Performs

other

related

duties

as

assigned.

Job

Requirements:

Specific

skill

and

knowledge-based

competencies

required

to

satisfactorily

perform

the

functions

of

the

job

include:

Concepts

of

grammar

and

punctuation

Fluency

and

clarity

in

spoken

English

Reading

fluency

and

comprehension

Basic

mathematical

skills

(i.e.,

add,

subtract,

multiply,

and

divide

in

all

units

of

measure

using

whole

numbers,

common

fractions,

and

decimals;

compute

rate,

ratio,

and

percent;

draw

and

interpret

graphs;

money

concepts;

etc.)

Safety

practices

Operation

of

standard

office

equipment

including

using

pertinent

job-related

software

applications

Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

Effectively

presenting

information

in

one-to-one

and

group

situations

to

students

Working

with

emotionally,

physically,

and/or

mentally

impaired

students

Maintaining

confidentiality

Maintaining

composure

under

stressful

situations

Maintaining

effective

decision-making

skills

Communicating

tactfully

and

courteously

with

diverse

groups

Adapting

to

changing

work

priorities

Working

collaboratively

as

a

part

of

a

team

Applying

common

sense

understanding

to

carry

out

instructions

Specific physical ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

Moving

up

to

50

pounds

(pulling,

pushing,

lifting,

carrying)

Sitting,

standing,

walking

Visually

supervising

students

Utilizing

computer

keyboards

and

screens

to

enter,

retrieve,

and

transform

information

or

data The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential

functions

of

this

job.

Reasonable

accommodations

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

the

essential

functions.

Created January 2017