Teaching Assistant at Laraway School 1:1 Assistant

Teacher Assistant

Function:
To provide instructional assistance to classroom teachers in efforts to facilitate the educational progress and growth of students.

Responsibilities:

• Planning and Preparation
• Check functioning of assistive equipment (e.g. hearing aid batteries, oxygen tank and tubing, communication devices, etc.)
• Operate special equipment as trained and directed (program computerized augmentative devices, braillers, etc.)
• Make visual aids as directed
• Report concerns regarding technology equipment/supportive devices to appropriate staff in a timely manner
• Assist in the preparation of instructional materials
• Assist in the construction and/or assembling of bulletin boards or other room displays
• Keep accurate attendance records
• Collect, grade or correct student work as directed
• Copy, order, arrange, or gather materials as directed
• Observe and record student health needs (e.g., food and liquid intake) when needed
• Observe and record data related to student interactions, initiatives, etc.
• Maintain and organize student data files as directed
• Supervise and assist arrival and departure of students, by meeting buses or supervising entries, exits and grounds each day
• Escort students to various settings throughout the building (from washroom and/or mainstreamed classes, passing periods, library, therapy sessions, etc.) as requested
• Clean or assist students in cleaning designated areas as assigned
• Assist students in restrooms (supervise washroom breaks, changing diapers, changing briefs, clothing, or personal hygiene) as needed
• Supervise students at breakfast, recess and lunch when requested
• Escort, supervise and participate with P.E. duties and activities, as requested
• Model, prompt, and reinforce appropriate social behaviors
• Facilitate appropriate social interaction among students
• Prompt students to utilize given strategies to assist in self-management
• Supervise classrooms or small groups, reinforcing appropriate behaviors
• Assist in the follow through of planned behavior interventions
• Provide students with prompts and cues to utilize specific pro-social skills
• Provide physical proximity for students when needed
• Transfer, lift, or position students as directed by appropriate professional personnel
• Assist students in using wheelchair, stander, or other mobility devices when needed
• Provide reinforcement utilizing established program models or individual student plans
• Implement special systems/programs following training to assist student with specific diagnoses (e.g. autism, Tourette, cognitive impairments, vision, hearing, physical impairments, etc.)
• Physical management of students
• Observe and record student use of adaptive equipment or devices
• Assist teachers with maintaining inclusive, learner-centered environments
• Supervise guided or independent practice in classroom or community
• Circulate, answering questions or providing assistance as requested
• Prompt students in utilizing previously learned strategies to solve problems and gather information
• Facilitate students' active participation in cooperative learning groups
• Read to students, listen to students read, help students select free choice reading books or appropriate reference resources
• Design educational material, instructional aides, and activities to support learning under the direction of classroom teacher
• Under the direction of the teacher, review lessons, reinforce instructional concepts, and provide drill and practice opportunities with individuals or small groups of students
• Learn, utilize, and reinforce vocabulary appropriate to instructional activities, student performance, assessment, and program planning
• Take notes or scribe for students as directed
• Assist students with life-skills based curriculum in school or community
• Help students implement and self-manage organization skills
• File, summarize, or otherwise organize student work
• Assist students with self-help skills as needed
• Help facilitate inclusion of students with disabilities into general education settings
• Attend comprehensive planning team meetings when invited or directed to share information related to student progress, instructional, social or daily living needs
• Conduct self-evaluations of instructional sessions…