Gates County Schools

Job Description

 

This specification has been designed to represent the general nature and level of work found in this class. As such, it is not intended to contain all the duties and all qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.

 

Teacher Assistant

Salary Grade 56

 

NATURE OF WORK

 

An employee in this class provides support to the teacher in the instruction of students. A wide variety of tasks are performed to support the teacher in the teaching-learning process for students. The work is directed by specific instructions, procedures and established policy. Problems are solved through the exercise of judgement in selecting the best course of action to be taken. Errors are expected to be recognized promptly by the supervisor and corrected with little negative consequence. The work is performed under the limited supervision of the teacher and/or principal.

 

 ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK

 

Academic Assistance

• Gives group instruction as prescribed by the teacher.
• Provides individualized instructions.
• Demonstrates various instructional activities.
• Monitors work assigned by the teacher.
• Checks and corrects students' work while in progress.
• Keeps students on task.
• Praises and reinforces achievement of students.
• Reports student progress to teacher.

 

Instructional Preparation/Support

• Serves as a substitute teacher.
• Arranges classroom furnishings and equipment.
• Prepares visual aids.
• Duplicates materials.
• Reorganizes materials at the end of day.
• Serves as proctor during testing.
• Attends workshops.
• Scores students' papers as instructed by the teacher.
• Distributes and collects instructional materials.

 

Report and Records

 

• Checks and reports attendance
• Enters data in health records.
• Records student behavior.
• Files data according to regulatory requirements.

 

Monitoring Student Behavior

 

• Supervises students in the classroom and other locations.
• Creates and distributes awards for positive behavior.
• Promotes student self-esteem.
• Teaches citizenship, social skills and respect for others.
• Reconciles minor student conflict.
• Participates in development of disciplines policy,
• Disciplines misbehavior through approved methods.
• Reports discipline problems to the teacher or principal.
• Reports to supervisor significant change or lack of change in student behavior.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

 

• Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children.
• Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made.
• Some knowledge of school organizational and its community.
• Some knowledge of expected behavior of children, that is, basic characteristics of ages and stages.
• Skill necessary to operate audiovisual equipment and common office machines.
• Skill to make learning aids which will strengthen lesson plans.
• Ability to comprehend the purpose of teacher designed strategies as a fulfillment of the instructional objective.
• Ability to discern significant student behavior and refer this to the supervisor.
• Ability to impart information to the child's level of comprehension.
• Ability to apply impartially and consistently proper methods of recognition, reward and punishment.
• Ability to solve independently most minor problems.
• Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions without constant supervision.
• Ability to record and store data accurately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information,

 

SUGGESTED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

 

Graduation from high school. Possession of an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

 

Gates County Schools requires a minimum of two years of college with at least 48 hours of transferable college credit toward a four-year degree, or an associate degree specifically designed for teacher assistants will be considered. Two years of college credit is defined as successful completion of 48 hours or 72 quarter hours. Completion of the Effective Teacher Training is also required. A teacher assistant who is employed in February must have completed the NCETT by July 1st of the same year to be eligible for employment for the next school year.