Teacher Assistants

Job Description: Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

• Assist librarians in school libraries.
• Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
• Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
• Clean classrooms.
• Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories and assist students with hardware and software use.
• Distribute tests and homework assignments and collect them when they are completed.

• Active Listening
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  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking
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  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness
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  Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Instructing
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  Teaching others how to do something.
• Reading Comprehension
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  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Learning Strategies
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  Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

• Special Education Aide
• Teacher Aide
• Test Grader

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Power Point
• Email software
• Word processing software
• Blackboard
• Children’s educational software
• Text to speech software
• Screen reader software
• Student information systems (SIS)
• Hand held spell checkers