K-2 Teacher Assistant

Assistant Teacher

The Assistant Teacher is to assist the Supervising Certified Teacher in planning, implementing, and conducting an effective educational program, as well as related supporting activities of the school.

Job duties include:

• Contributing through their work to the development and implementation of a successful instructional program.
• Promoting a positive image of the school and district program to the public.
• Working harmoniously with staff and students.
• Modeling good reading, writing, and speaking skills for students.
• Cooperating with the supervising certified teacher(s).
• Attending and participating in professional development programs.
• Working directly with students, reinforcing skills taught by a certified teacher.
• Monitoring written assignments as students work.
• Working with a large group when reading to the group and/or playing vocabulary games.
• Working with individuals or small groups to reinforce basic language, reading, mathematics and social skills.
• Assisting the classroom teacher on the playground in teaching and coaching physical activities that strengthen large motor skills.
• Attending parent-teacher conferences, as directed.
• Serving as a resource person in curriculum, organization, and student evaluation.
• Assisting the supervising teacher with resource files, audiovisual items, student unit packets, etc.
• Serving as proctor among students at any time (such as classroom management, recess duty, testing, etc.) under the direct and immediate supervision of a certified teacher.
• Performing other such reasonable duties as directed by the administration and/or certified supervising teacher.

Terms of employment are to be employed for 8 hours per day, 180 days per year. Salary is established by Board Policy GGBD and is per JCSD pay scale.