Assistant Teacher

Caledonia Elementary School; Caledonia (MS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowndes County School District Caledonia Elementary School in Caledonia, Mississippi seeks an Assistant Teacher to support instructional objectives by working with students individually or in small groups. You will help create a well-organized class environment and assist with various instructional activities.

The role reports to the supervising teacher and principal, with duties including material prep, student supervision, and support during lunch and field trips.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or a 4-year college degree.
• Demonstrates proficiency in reading and proofreading skills.
• Passed a written reading test and language arts test as established by the State Department of Education.

Responsibilities

• Assist with individual students or small groups to reinforce material or skills introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising strategies to reinforce material based on individual needs and abilities.
• Distribute, prepare, and collect workbooks, papers, and materials for instruction.
• Guide independent study, enrichment, and remedial work set up by the teacher.
• Supervise students during drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in oral reading activities.
• Maintain records of books read and help prepare charts and posters for the chalkboard.

Skills

Reading proficiency

Proofreading

Education

High school diploma / GED / 4-year college degree

Job description

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Job Details

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Title: TEACHER ASSISTANT

Reports To: SUPERVISING TEACHER and PRINCIPAL

Job GOAL:

• To assist the teacher acheive teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.
• To provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials

qualifications:

• High school diploma, G.E.D., or a 4-year college degree
• Demonstrates proficiency in reading and proofreading skills.
• Passed a written reading test and language arts test as established by the State Department of Education.

Performance Responsibilities:

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

• Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Distributes, prepares, and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Check notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises makeup work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• 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 is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Performs all other appropriate duties as assigned by the teacher and/or principal.
• Promotes a positive image of school district program to the public.
• Assists the teacher and principal in the development and implementation of a successful instructional program.
• Assists students with reading skills problems, basic skills problems, and manual writing skills.
• Operates audio-visual programs form small groups and assists in small group sessions with reading skills and basic skills.
• Keeps records pertaining to books that students read, displays students’ work, and assists teachers in preparing stencils, charts, and posters and in putting work on the chalkboard.
• Attends parent-teacher conferences when requested.
• Conforms to guideline in Bulletin 171.
• Reviews and complies with the guidelines established in the personnel and student handbooks.

Terms of employment:

• 185 days per year. Salary and work to be established by the board.

evaluation:

• Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel.

Position Type: Full-Time
Job Categories:

Classroom Teacher > Career and Technical Education

Instructional Support > Individual Aide

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Instructional Support > Permanent Substitute

Job Requirements

• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Kerry Bailey
• 1053 Highway 45 South
• Columbus, Mississippi 39701
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]