Part-Time; Pre-K Teacher Assistant Job Morristown area,Tennessee USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Part-Time (25 Hour) Pre-K Teacher Assistant

TEACHER ASSISTANT - PRESCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS

1.Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D.

2. Early childhood education experience (preference given for Child Development Associate certification or associate's degree in early childhood education or active pursuit of either)

3. Meets health and physical requirements

JOB GOAL To provide assistance to preschool teachers

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students

Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes

Distributes and collects workbooks, paper, and other materials for instruction

Assists with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips
5. Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher

Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills

Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job

Checks and records attendance

Arranges bulleting boards

Types and duplicates tests, worksheets, and supplementary materials

Assists in supervising children in lunchroom, playground, and loading buses

Assists the teacher in assimilating materials for class displays

Performs other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a preschool child, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

Pushing

Pulling

Climbing

Stooping

Kneeling

Crawling

Reaching

Talking

Hearing

Seeing

VOCATIONAL PREPARATION

The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following:

Vocational education

Apprentice training

On-the-job training

Essential experience

TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits)

Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity

Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

Adaptability to dealing with students

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty.

Intelligence:
Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments

Verbal:
Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with then

Manual Dexterity:
Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately

Form Perception:
To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures

Color Discrimination:
Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

185-day contract; 5-hour workday

Teacher assistant salary scale prorated from 7.5-hour to 5-hour workday

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR

Classroom teacher and/or principal

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned.

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