Classroom Support Specialist

Union County Public Schools; Wingate (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Union County Public Schools seeks an instructional assistant to support classroom teachers with prep, materials, and student activities. You will work with small groups, reinforce lessons, and help with reading, storytelling, and calendar activities.

The role includes supervising students, maintaining a tidy classroom, and assisting with noninstructional duties. A strong focus on communication and teamwork is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to reason, make judgments, and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize positive human relation skills with all staff.
• Keyboarding with accuracy at the speed necessary for the position.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Ability to compile and summarize information.
• Ability to resolve problem situations with sound judgment.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Responsibilities

• Plans and prepares for the instructional activities with the classroom teacher. Contributes to a positive classroom environment where every child is motivated to achieve.
• Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists in individual children in need of special attention.
• Assists in escorting and supervising students to other locations.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
• Prepares instructional materials.
• Assists teacher with noninstructional classroom duties, such as snack, lunch, bulletin boards, and other daily routines.
• Secures and organizes classroom supplies.
• Assists in reading, storytelling, calendar, and other appropriate activities.
• Assists small groups of students in the library, art class, computer lab, etc. as needed.
• Participates in appropriate in-service activities.
• Assists with classroom discipline.
• Attends meetings of the school as directed.
• Observes student performance and assists students in correcting seat work as it is being done.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining the classroom in clean, orderly, and functional condition.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with others.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes responsibilities as may be assigned by the classroom teacher or school administrator.
• Strives to be desirable example for students in attitude, actions, speech, and dress.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Keyboarding

Office software

Education

Associates degree or equivalent

Highly Qualified per Board

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Desktop publishing

Job description

Union County Public Schools seeks an instructional assistant to support classroom teachers with prep, materials, and student activities. You will work with small groups, reinforce lessons, and help with reading, storytelling, and calendar activities.

The role includes supervising students, maintaining a tidy classroom, and assisting with noninstructional duties. A strong focus on communication and teamwork is required.