Exceptional Children Teacher Aide & Bus Support

Nash-County-Public-Schools-; Bailey (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Nash County Public Schools is seeking an EC Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver to support Exceptional Children programs. The role involves assisting the teacher in instruction, supervising students, preparing materials, and helping manage behavior under the supervision of the principal and classroom teacher.

The position requires 2-4 year degree or 96 credit hours, ability to work with diverse student needs, and willingness to participate in testing and data recording.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children.
• Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made.
• Some knowledge of the school organization and its community.
• Some knowledge of expected behavior of children, that is, basic characteristics of ages and stages.
• Skill necessary to operate audiovisual equipment and common office machines.
• Skill to make learning aids which will strengthen lesson plans.
• Ability to comprehend the purpose of teacher designed strategies as a fulfillment of the instructional objective.
• Ability to discern significant student behavior and refer this to the supervisor.
• Ability to impart information to the child's level of comprehension.
• Ability to apply impartially and consistently proper methods of recognition, reward and punishment.
• Ability to independently solve most minor problems.
• Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions without constant supervision.
• Ability to record and store data accurately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information

Responsibilities

• Gives group instruction as prescribed by the teacher.
• Provides individualized instruction.
• Demonstrates various instructional activities.
• Monitor work assigned by the teacher.
• Checks and corrects students' work while in progress.
• Keeps students on task.
• Praises and reinforces achievement of students.
• Reports student progress to the teacher.
• Instructional Preparation/Support
• Serves as substitute teacher.
• Arranges classroom furnishings and equipment.
• Prepares visual aids.
• Duplicates materials.
• Reorganizes materials at the end of day.
• Serves as proctor during testing.
• Attends workshops.
• Scores students' papers as instructed by the teacher.
• Distributes and collects instructional materials.
• Report And Records
• Checks and reports attendance.
• Enters data in health record.
• Records student behavior.
• Files data according to regulatory requirements.
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• Monitoring Student Behavior
• Supervises students in the classroom and other locations.
• Creates and distributes awards for positive behavior.
• Promotes student self-esteem.
• Teaches citizenship, social skills and respect for others.
• Reconciles minor student conflicts.
• Participates in the development of discipline policy.
• Disciplines misbehavior through approved methods.
• Reports discipline problems to the teacher or principal.
• Reports to the supervisor significant change or lack of change in student behavior.

Skills

Dealing with children

Core subjects knowledge

AV equipment operation

Learning aids creation

Education

2- or 4-year degree in any area

96 college credit hours

Job description

Nash County Public Schools is seeking an EC Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver to support Exceptional Children programs. The role involves assisting the teacher in instruction, supervising students, preparing materials, and helping manage behavior under the supervision of the principal and classroom teacher.

The position requires 2-4 year degree or 96 credit hours, ability to work with diverse student needs, and willingness to participate in testing and data recording.