Must have an Associate's Degree or 48 credit hours

Must obtain school bus driver license within 6 months

Teacher Assistant

Clinton City Schools

Job Description

Class: Classified

Dept: School

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Minimum of 48 Semester hours or Associate’s Degree.

2. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of

Education may find appropriate.

REPORTS TO: Teacher and Principal

JOB GOAL: To assist the teacher by monitoring and assisting students, in the classroom and/or at lunch and during other activities to ensure the provision of quality instruction in a safe environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Follows all rules, policies and procedures of Clinton City Schools, along with state and federal regulations pertaining to school issues.

2. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.

3. Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.

4. Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes. Help students master equipment used in classroom.

5. Monitor student behavior and help maintain discipline in the classroom; record time out and in-class suspensions; assist with crisis prevention; assist with de-escalation techniques with students as needed.

6. Constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students; monitor student attitudes and encourage self-esteem.

7. Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips; monitor students during lunch, recess, special activities, hygiene routines and snack time. Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

8. Perform various clerical duties as needed, maintain records of student progress; develop and file incident reports; grade student papers; check daily attendance; make copies; develop classroom displays and instructional material; maintain and operate audiovisual equipment; maintain class files.

9. Assist with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.

10. Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of teachers.

11. Strive to maintain and improve professional competence. Participate in development and support of the broad school vision.

12. Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.

13. Perform related duties and responsibilities as requested by the teacher and/ or principal.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so employed.

Terms of Employment: Ten month work year/At Will/FLSA Non- Exempt Starting Salary and/or Grade: Grade 54

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board and local policy on evaluation of personnel.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

∙ Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information.

∙ Ability to follow detailed written and oral instructions.

∙ Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children. ∙ Working knowledge of the core subjects at the assigned grade level. ∙ Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

∙ Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; ability to communicate with school personnel, students, and parents while complying with the confidentiality requirements in local, state, and federal policies and statutes.

∙ Physical ability (able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally) and dexterity to perform the duties and responsibilities of the job

Please see attached description for additional information.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, any time.

EC Instructional Assistant