Teacher Assistant - Pre-K Autism (SY 22-23)
Full Time
Providence, RI 02903
Posted
Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION
The teacher assistant reports directly to the Principal and works under the guidance and supervision of the principal or his designee. The teacher assistant maintains a cooperative staff relationship with all personnel functioning within the educational setting
EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
QUALIFICATIONS:
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CURRICULAR LINKAGES
NOTE; The safety of school children is an important responsibility of the teacher assistant program. As such, please note that all teacher assistants MUST be available for bus monitoring assignments and will be paid in accordance with the additional hours worked.
The duties of the teacher assistant encompass a broad spectrum and include but are not limited to the following:
Perform additional teacher assistant duties as requested.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, holidays, and Personal Time Off (PTO).
The teacher assistant reports directly to the Principal and works under the guidance and supervision of the principal or his designee. The teacher assistant maintains a cooperative staff relationship with all personnel functioning within the educational setting
EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate Degree, or 48 College Credits, or a passing score of 461 on the ParaPro Test.
- A Certificate of Completion of an approved Teacher Assistant Training Program, in addition to one of the above.
- Ability to work with children and to be patient, understanding, and effective in meeting their needs.
- Command of English language (read/write/speak).
- BILINGUAL Required postings MUST HAVE Command of Spanish language, must read/write/speak.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CURRICULAR LINKAGES
NOTE; The safety of school children is an important responsibility of the teacher assistant program. As such, please note that all teacher assistants MUST be available for bus monitoring assignments and will be paid in accordance with the additional hours worked.
The duties of the teacher assistant encompass a broad spectrum and include but are not limited to the following:
- Participate in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.
- Conduct learning exercises with small groups of students.
- Guide students in developing positive relationships with peers and adults.
- Assisting with the supervision of pupils in the classroom, corridors, school yards, lavatories, cafeterias, etc. and on field trips.
- Assist Pre-K students with toileting, dressing, feeding, self-care, which may include diaper changes.
- Alert the teacher to special needs of individual students .
- Collecting and distributing educational materials.
- With teacher supervision, correct students' work and prescribe additional work to remediate students' weaknesses .
- Operating machines which duplicate or copy information for distribution to pupils.
- Assisting the teacher to meet the many personal and physical needs of the child such as diapering .
- Under teacher supervision, participate in discipline procedure and prescribe consequences for student behavior .
- Assist teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing behavior or academic skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities .
- Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Commit to attend ongoing professional development sessions; such as those offered by RIDE, the Providence School Department, and Local Union 1033.
Perform additional teacher assistant duties as requested.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, holidays, and Personal Time Off (PTO).
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