Classroom Support Specialist

Great Bend Unified School District 428; Great Bend (KS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Bend Unified School District 428 seeks a Teacher Assistant to support certified staff and help students meet instructional goals. You will reinforce reading, language arts, math, and computer instruction, and work with students individually and in small groups.

Responsibilities include assisting with tests, preparing materials, maintaining records, and supporting behavior management. The role also involves supervising lunch, bus duty, playground, and field trips as needed, in a safe

Qualifications

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Accompanies students on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.
• Constructs, copies and distribute and use educational materials as needed.
• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
• Assist guidance, pupil services staff or building administration, as needed.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Job description

Great Bend Unified School District 428 seeks a Teacher Assistant to support certified staff and help students meet instructional goals. You will reinforce reading, language arts, math, and computer instruction, and work with students individually and in small groups.

Responsibilities include assisting with tests, preparing materials, maintaining records, and supporting behavior management. The role also involves supervising lunch, bus duty, playground, and field trips as needed, in a safe