Teacher Assistant - Wes

Alexander County Schools Wittenburg Elementary School
- Township of Taylorsville, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Alexander County Schools Wittenburg Elementary School
- Township of Taylorsville, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Alexander County School District , and North Carolina School Jobs

Job : 5938701
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 24, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Oct 12, 2026

TEACHER ASSISTANT

Wittenburg Elementary School

Temporary Part-time - 20 hours per week

General Statement of Job

Under general supervision, performs a variety of technical and clerical tasks in assisting a teacher. Employee may perform a wide range of tasks to support the efforts of the teacher, meet the needs of all students, and ensure the provision of quality instruction for all students. Employee provides one-on-one assistance with academics and behavioral problems and may lead small group activities.

Employee assists lead teacher with general housekeeping and clerical duties Reports to principal and/or teacher.

Required qualifications

• Associate Degree or 48 semester hours towards an associate degree, preferred.
• Applicant must hold a valid NC state driver’s license.
• Applicant must be eligible to obtain a CDL with Passenger(P) and School Bus(S) endorsements. If an employee is unable to obtain a CDL with P/S endorsements for any reason, this could result in recommendation for dismissal.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Assists teacher with executing instruction and evaluating its effectiveness.
• Constantly monitors the safety and well-being of students.
• Monitors student behavior and helps maintain discipline in the classroom; assists with crisis prevention.
• Assists students with learning; reinforces and clarifies instruction; provides one-on-one assistance as needed.
• Maintains and respects the confidentiality of student and school personnel information.
• Praises and reinforces achievement of students; promotes self-esteem.
• Scores students’ work as instructed by teacher.
• Prepares visual aids and duplicates materials.
• Distributes and collects instructional material and reorganizes materials at the end of the day.
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Performs general housekeeping duties in maintaining an orderly classroom.
• Serves as a proctor during testing.
• Supervises students in activities that take place out of the classroom, including activities involving school transportation.
• Maintains reports and records as assigned by teacher.
• Must drive a daily bus route or substitute for a driver when requested by the principal or designee.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the principal and/or teacher.

Essential knowledge and abilities

• Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations.
• Employee must have the ability to interpret and establish appropriate rules, methods, and techniques in maintaining a disciplined academic environment.
• Applicant must have strong interpersonal skills and patience.
• Experience working with students and knowledge of conflict resolution techniques is strongly encouraged.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, and counseling terminology.
• Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers,…