Pre-K Teacher Assistant

Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is seeking a Pre-K Teacher Assistant to support classroom instruction in Headstart/Pre-K. The role focuses on aiding the teacher, managing groups, and maintaining a positive, organized learning environment.

Responsibilities include assisting with materials, behavior management, communicating with families, supervising students during various activities, and performing clerical tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have 48 semester hours of education earned/passed.
• Or 7 hours in core area with WorkKeys scores in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics.
• Or 96 Contact Hours with WorkKeys in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics.
• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Associate's Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists the classroom teacher by working with individual students, small groups or large groups.
• Reinforces learning and devises strategies based on student needs and abilities.
• Guides independent study, reads to students, and listens to them read.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other instructional materials.
• Corrects assignments and supervises tests and make-up work.
• Assists with behavior management per school policies and expectations.
• Keeps the supervising teacher informed of any problems or special information about a student.
• Communicates with parents as directed by the teacher, maintaining confidentiality.
• Supervises students at meals, on bus duty, drills, field trips, and play periods.
• Relieves the teacher for conferences and emergencies as required.
• May substitute as needed and serve as source of information for substitutes.
• Performs classroom health procedures under the nurse's supervision.
• Performs clerical duties: attendance, money collection, bulletin boards, equipment care.
• Participates in in-service training and maintains high ethical standards.
• May substitute as a school crossing guard and perform other duties as assigned.

Education

48 semester hours

WorkKeys: Reading, Writing, Mathematics

96 Contact Hours and WorkKeys

High School Diploma/GED

Associate's Degree preferred

Job description

Job Title:Pre-K Teacher Assistant	Salary Schedule:Classified;CHCCS Salary Page
Reports To:Principal and/or designee, usually the classroom teacher	Salary Grade:102
Work Location: Headstart/Pre-K	FLSA Status:Nonexempt
Work Schedule:10 Month
Position Summary
Job Goal: To assist the teacher in providing a well-organized, smoothly functioning class environment. To relieve the teacher of non-teaching functions to provide the teacher more time for preparations, individualization, and evaluation.
Essential Duties
Assists the classroom teacher by working with individual students, small groups or large groups of students, including but not limited to the following ways Assist the teacher by reinforcing the learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher. Assist the teacher by devising special strategies based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities Guides independent study, enrichment or remedial activities set up and assigned by the teacher. Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction Corrects assignments and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher Assists teachers with behavior management in a manner consistent with policies and expectations of the teacher and school Keeps the supervising teacher informed of any problem or special information about an individual student Communicates with, contacts, responds to parents as directed by the teacher maintaining the confidentiality of information about all students Supervises students as assigned or required - at breakfast or lunch, on bus duty; during class, emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips Relieves the teacher for conferences and emergencies on a short-term basis, as required May accompany students to special classes Assists students or the resource teacher as needed May be asked to serve as a substitute teacher, as appropriate, if needed Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher Performs classroom health procedures, when necessary, under the supervision of the school nurse Performs clerical duties as needed or assigned Checks and records student attendance Collects and records the collection of money Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom displays up to date, as requested by the teacher. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers May be asked to substitute as a school crossing guard Performs such other tasks as the teacher or other supervisor may assign.
Education/Experience Requirements
Must have either 48 semester hours of education earned/passed,or 7 hours in core areaandpassing scores on WorkKeys tests for Reading, Writing, and Mathematics,or 96 Contact HoursandWorkKeys tests for Reading, Writing, and Mathematics High School Diploma/GED required Associate's Degree preferred Previous experience working with children preferred
Physical Requirements
Must be able to physically perform the basic operational functions of stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, hearing and repetitive motion The ability to lift a minimum of 20 pounds. Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
Disclosure
This document provides descriptive information about the above Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School position. Work actually performed by incumbents in this position may vary. Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing, or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as a guideline or recommendation for the content of and qualifications for this position. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilities described in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemed necessary without providing advance written notice.