Teacher Aide (NEW POSTING) - Claiborne County Public School District : Job Details

Qualifications:1. Two years of college or Associate Degree or other requirements as deemed by No Child Left Behind2. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.Terms of Employment: 187 DaysSalary: Established by the BoardReports To: Principal, Assistant Principal, Supervising Teacher, and other designated supervisorEvaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Support Service Personnel. Job Goal: To assist the classroom teacher in preparing classroom activities and material to provide care in meeting the needs of the students.Professional Responsibilities

• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as expected of fully licensed teachers
• Participates in in-service training programs as assigned
• Follows school board policy and school rules and regulations

Classroom Management

• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction
• Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up-to-date
• Checks and records student attendance
• Collects and records collection of money
• Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines
• Assists with wash-up and toilet routines
• Assists teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas
• Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays

Student Support and Supervision

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning introduced by the teacher
• Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story-telling
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students
• Assists students in the library or media center
• Helps students with their clothing
• Fosters good eating habits and table manners in children
• Assists with the supervision of children during regular play periods
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher

Teacher Support

• Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the reacher recommends for individual students
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing materials or skills
• Guides independent study, enrichment workt and remedial work set up work, as assigned by the teacher
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problems or special information about individual students
• Participates in long-range lesson and classroom activity planning
• Performs other duties as assigned by the principal, assistant principal, supervising teacher