Infants II Teacher Assistant: Nurturing Early Learners

Brown Missionary Baptist Church; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown Christian Academy in Mississippi seeks a Teacher Assistant to support teachers, supervise students, and prepare instructional materials in a faith-based classroom. The role includes small-group help, record-keeping, and classroom setup. Applicants must clear a full background check and health screening.

The position is Monday–Friday, 8:45a–5:45p, with a focus on maintaining a well-organized classroom and aiding student progress. CPR/First Aid certification is required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Assist assigned teachers in maintaining a well-organized classroom for the benefit of both teachers and students.
• Aids students with exercises and class activities; concentrates efforts with small groups of students and individuals as necessary.
• Compiles, prepares and organizes materials and classroom for instruction and classroom activities.
• Assists in cleaning and storing of materials after completion of activities.
• Reinforces all knowledge and skills taught by the classroom teacher.
• Assists teacher by maintaining student records, recording daily attendance, grading assignments, administering standardized tests, recording and/or analyzing test scores/grades, substituting as needed, setting up special projects, escorting children to other areas of the school, monitoring student behavior, running errands.
• Supervises and assists students when unloading and loading buses, in the halls, on field trips, during testing, during lunch, during computer lab, and on school grounds.
• Assists in establishing and implementing behavioral objectives. Models appropriate social and play skills; observes students' behavior and notifies teacher and/or school nurse of behavioral changes as appropriate; redirects behavior if possible; may work with individual students to help them adjust behaviorally and academically into mainstream classroom and social situations.
• Attends staff meetings as required; participates in in-service training programs; keeps abreast of developments in areas of assignment.
• Performs routine clerical tasks as required, including but not limited to preparing reports and records, copying and filing documents, entering and retrieving computer data, preparing notices and newsletters, receiving and responding to e-mails.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to assigned teachers in maintaining a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom for the benefit of both teachers and students.
• Assists students with exercises and class activities; concentrates efforts with small groups of students and individuals as necessary.
• Compiles, prepares and organizes materials and classroom for instruction and classroom activities.
• Assists in cleaning and storing of materials after completion of activities.
• Reinforces all knowledge and skills taught by the classroom teacher.
• Assists teacher by maintaining student records, recording daily attendance, grading assignments, administering standardized tests, recording and/or analyzing test scores/grades, substituting as needed, setting up special projects, escorting children to other areas of the school, monitoring student behavior, running errands.
• Supervises and assists students when unloading and loading buses, in the halls, on field trips, during testing, during lunch, during computer lab, and on school grounds.
• Assists in establishing and implementing behavioral objectives. Models appropriate social and play skills; observes students' behavior and notifies teacher and/or school nurse of behavioral changes as appropriate; redirects behavior if possible; may work with individual students to help them adjust behaviorally and academically into mainstream classroom and social situations.
• Attends staff meetings as required; participates in in-service training programs; keeps abreast of developments in areas of assignment.
• Performs routine clerical tasks as required, including but not limited to preparing reports and records, copying and filing documents, entering and retrieving computer data, preparing notices and newsletters, receiving and responding to e-mails.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patience

Adaptability

Education

Associate's Degree in Early Childhood

Two years of college (minimum of 48 semester hours)

Three years of experience working with children in a professional educational setting

Tools

CPR Certification

First Aid Certification

Job description

Brown Christian Academy in Mississippi seeks a Teacher Assistant to support teachers, supervise students, and prepare instructional materials in a faith-based classroom. The role includes small-group help, record-keeping, and classroom setup. Applicants must clear a full background check and health screening.

The position is Monday–Friday, 8:45a–5:45p, with a focus on maintaining a well-organized classroom and aiding student progress. CPR/First Aid certification is required or obtainable.