Teacher Assistant; Pre K

Job Location:

South City Academy - Saint Louis, MO 63118. Position Type:
Full Time.

Teacher’s Assistants (TAs) will work with their assigned teacher(s) to provide students with additional academic support. TAs who are certified teachers may also teach a regular class. TAs will work with teachers to motivate pupils to develop the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to achieve a quality education, in accordance with each pupil’s ability and will establish good relationships with parents and other staff.

• Possesses knowledge in the core processes, skills, and content of reading and its relationship to listening, speaking, and writing. They understand the reading process, particularly comprehension, decoding, strategic reading, and the application of these skills.
• Possesses knowledge of the core processes, skills and content of math.
• Knows and supports, through instruction and modeling, the core values of wisdom, justice, courage, compassion, hope, respect, responsibility, and integrity.
• Uses instructional and corrective language that is positive and behaviorally descriptive to support the character education goals of the school.
• Supports reading/math instruction using a structured instructional process in accordance with the established curriculum and instruction strategies.
• Uses technology tools for instruction, planning, and communication and is eager to learn new uses and applications of technology tools.
• Assists in the organization and administration of initial and quarterly assessments.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers to identify learning goals for individual students.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining a classroom that is safe, nurturing, and productive, where the TA models the behavior expected of students and where the school’s values are the focus of instruction and discussion wherever appropriate.
• Helps to create and manage a responsive learning environment that enables students to feel safe, to be creative, and to develop to their full potential.
• Works in teams with other TAs and classroom teachers to plan, problem solve and support one another on a daily basis.
• Actively participates in school activities and committees.
• Writes, implements, and evaluates their own professional development plans.
• Solicits constructive feedback from lead teachers, curriculum coordinators, and others who are observing instruction.
• Supports the professional development plans of colleagues.
• Communicates with their students’ parents on a regular basis.

Education/

Experience:

Associate’s degree or above is required. BA or BS is preferred.

Certification: Valid teaching certificate in the State of Missouri is preferred but not required.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, and the general public.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry; apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

Apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs; plan and implement lessons based on school objectives and the needs and abilities of assigned students; establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, and parents; skill in oral and written communication; present information to parents, community, and administrators; perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of Education policies.

The employee may frequently stand, talk, hear, walk, and sit, and may occasionally push or lift up to 50 pounds such as boxes of books and AV/VCR carts. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, or work output of others. Specific vision abilities required include close vision to read handwritten or typed material and adjust focus. Interacting with the public and staff and meeting multiple demands from several people are required.

The work is performed indoors and occasionally outdoors. The noise level is moderate to loud.