Elementary School Teacher Assistant

Elementary School Teacher Assistant

Bruce Guadalupe Elementary - Milwaukee, WI 53204

The Teacher Assistant will support lead teachers in delivering educational programs, managing classroom activities, and promoting a positive learning environment. This role involves assisting with instructional tasks, supervising students, and providing clerical support to ensure the smooth operation of the classroom.

• Uses knowledge of the principles of child growth and development to work with children
• Facilitates a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation to promote development in all domains for children of all abilities.
• Addresses challenging behaviors by observing to determine possible causes of the behavior, implementing preventive measures, teaching the child new social and communication skills and partnering with families to support the child at home.
• Use observations of children and anecdotal notes to document children's progress and individualize curriculum.
• Creates partnerships with families to establish positive interaction patterns in program, school, and home.
• Assist the lead teacher in preparing lesson materials and classroom activities.
• Will assist in ensuring that the written curriculum includes: goals for children's development and learning; the experiences through which children will achieve these goals; what staff and parents can do to help children achieve these goals; the materials needed to support the implementation of the curriculum towards achieving the stated goals
• Responsible for collaborating with the teacher in the preparation of daily lesson plans.
• Will assist in the development of individual plans for each child including goal-setting based on identified needs and prescriptions for objectives and activities to meet established child outcomes.
• Support small group and individual instruction under the teacher's direction.
• Help maintain a conducive learning environment by managing student behavior and ensuring classroom rules are followed.
• Assist with implementing assessments, grading assignments, and recording academic progress.
• Follow program curriculum providing developmentally and linguistically appropriate experiences appropriate to age, language and culture of children served.
• Provide positive guidance and discipline supporting children as they acquire readiness skills for kindergarten and beyond.
• Implement daily lesson plans in response to children's needs and interests incorporating observations, anecdotal record keeping, knowledge of early childhood development and the key experiences.
• Implement strategies outlined in Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) 504 Plans, behavior plans, and any other action plans for children.
• Provide children with a consistent classroom routine.
• Provide supervision and ensure the safety and security of children at all times in accordance with day care licensing and program requirements.
• Supervise and eat nutritionally prepared meals and/or snacks with the children as a curriculum activity, to model good nutrition and proper social.
• Supervise all classroom field trips and outdoor activities.
• Understand regulations associated with prevention of disease and injury, including the exercise of universal precautions and the prevention of contamination.
• Attend training sessions, workshops, and professional development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Stay updated with educational best practices and school policies.
• If a lead teacher is absent, teacher assistants may support with coverage and implementation of curriculum and instruction to ensure the continuity of learning continues.
• Foster positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Participate in parent-teacher conferences and school meetings.
• Establish positive and productive relationships with families focusing on building trust and rapport.
• Work with the teacher to schedule at least two parent-teacher conferences per year and participate as needed.
• Participate in parent orientation and ongoing parent trainings as required.
• Identify and refer parents wanting to…