Sea Turtle Pre School Support Staff Teacher

Implement a flexible program and classroom environment, favorable to student learning and personal growth. Establish effective rapport with students, staff members, and parents. Motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge to provide an effective educational foundation, in accordance with each student’s ability.

• Arrives daily to assess classroom needs and provide instructional, behavioral, and operational support as appropriate.
• Serves as the first on-call substitute for teacher absences and ensures continuity of classroom instruction and supervision.
• Provides instructional and supervisory support during testing periods and other school-wide activities as needed.
• Supports pre-planned extended-day programming aligned with the school’s philosophy, goals, curriculum, and educational objectives.
• Assists classroom teachers by preparing Tuesday folders and organizing crafts, materials, and classroom supplies for upcoming lessons and activities.
• Supports the educational achievement, developmental growth, and well‑being of each student.
• Utilizes a variety of learning modalities and supports differentiated instruction to meet diverse student needs and learning styles.
• Assists in the selection, organization, preparation, and maintenance of books, classroom equipment, and instructional materials.

• Supports and maintains a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, interests, and developmental needs of students.
• Maintains positive rapport with students and demonstrates patience, kindness, and appropriate nurturing to support each child’s growth and development.
• Ensures classrooms, common areas, and bathrooms are clean, safe, organized, and welcoming at all times; classrooms are swept and vacuumed daily, mopped weekly, and bathrooms are cleaned daily on a rotating schedule. Student-generated work, seasonal materials, and meaningful classroom displays are appropriately presented throughout the environment.
• Implements and follows all relevant policies and procedures governing student conduct and supervision.
• Enforces fair, consistent, and age-appropriate classroom and playground expectations in accordance with preschool policies and guidelines.
• Ensures that classrooms used for afternoon extended day programs are left neat, clean, and orderly at the end of each day, free of food, dirt, and clutter, with all toys, materials, and supplies returned to their proper locations.

• Develops lesson plans in alignment with established guidelines, curriculum expectations, and program goals.
• Creates one to two (1–2) crafts per week based on the established weekly theme and classroom objectives.
• Ensures planned crafts and activities do not duplicate or overlap with projects scheduled by classroom teachers during the regular school day.
• Plans learning activities intentionally designed to meet instructional objectives and support students’ individual developmental and learning needs.
• Demonstrates preparedness for assigned classes and provides evidence of lesson preparation upon request of supervisory personnel.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and staff members in curriculum planning during designated meetings, professional development sessions, and other scheduled planning times, including student nap/rest periods when appropriate.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to properly use, protect, organize, and maintain supplies, equipment, materials, and facilities required to effectively implement instructional…