Tharrington Primary School - Teacher Assistant

Job Description

• work under the supervision of a lead teacher, providing additional assistance and instruction to students.
• Review the material taught in class with individual students with learning challenges
• Work with smaller groups of students for remedial teaching or reinforcing the learning process
• Assist teachers with various tasks, like grading assignments and informing parents of their children's progress
• Help students adjust, learn, and socialize
• Provide support and reinforcement for the teacher and lessons
• Give one-on-one or small group instruction and lesson review
• Help teachers with attendance, grading, and other administrative tasks
• Set up materials and equipment to help teachers prepare lessons
• Provide additional supervision for students during class, lunch, recess, between classes, and on class outings or field trips

Job Qualifications

Must have an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in any field of study

or

Must have at least 48 semester hours of college-level education

or

Must have completed the WorkKeys or placement test from a community college

and

have 96 contact hours (=6.0 semester hours) in reading, writing, and math strategies

WorkKeys

Must have a score of at least 4 in each of the following three areas: Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, Workplace Documents