Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant

Legacy Traditional School; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Discounted onsite childcare

Job summary

Legacy Traditional Schools is hiring a Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant in San Antonio, TX. The role supports the lead teacher, supervises children, assists with meals, and helps deliver engaging early-learning activities.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED, experience with young children, and strong communication and organizational skills. The position emphasizes safety, nurturing behavior, and teamwork within a caring school community.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (US Equivalency) or GED is required.
• Ability to interact positively with students, parents, and staff.
• Experience working with young students is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist lead teacher in planning and implementing age-appropriate curriculum.
• Support students individually or in small groups with activities and assignments.
• Help with meals, snack times, and toileting as needed.
• Assist in maintaining classroom organization and safety.
• Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Document observations and report incidents to staff as required.

Skills

Positive interaction with students

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant### Pre-Kindergarten Teacher AssistantApply: San Antonio: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R12574***Ignite your desire to be the best!***Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.## **POSITION OVERVIEW**The Preschool Teacher Assistant will work with the lead teacher in planning daily activities for students. The assistant will supervise students, assist during meals/snacks, and provide general one-on-one attention as needed. The assistant helps organize the classroom, clean up and set up for the next day’s activities. The assistant is required to interact with children, pass out snacks/meals, assist in teaching about numbers, colors, and shapes, as well as social skills. They also provide feedback to lead teachers regarding students’ academic and social development. ## **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS*** Assist lead teachers in planning, developing, and implementing the age-appropriate curriculum.* Provide support to lead teachers in devising and imparting lesson plans on a daily basis.* Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, providing writing assistance, reinforcing language skills, numbers, alphabet, computer learning programs, etc.) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade-level standards.* Adapts classroom activities, assignments, and/or materials (e.g. art projects, computer, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom goals and objectives.* Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.* Assist students during lunchtime, toileting, and washing activities.* Enforce cleanup activities after lunchtime by modeling appropriate behavior.* Maintains classroom equipment, work area, and manual and electronic files and records (e.g. clean/bleach tables, sign-in/sign-out logs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; providing a safe learning environment; and/or meeting mandated requirements.* Performs general clerical tasks (e.g. laminating, making posters, making copies, bulletin boards, filing, newsletters, etc.) for the purpose of helping the teacher get instructional materials ready.* Provide an environment of comfort and security for young students by indulging in nurturing behavior.* Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and/or inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, change in behavior, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel. ## **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES****Education, Licensure, or Certification*** High School Diploma (US Equivalency Required) or GED* Must have the ability to interact positively with students, parents, teachers, and administrators.* Have a prove of experience working with young students. **Specialized Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:*** Positively interact with all students.* Create a safe learning environment that is conducive to learning.* Ability to collaborate with other teachers and school staff.* Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.* Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule.* Ability to maintain a professional appearance. ## **BACKGROUND CHECKS*** Texas Employees: TX Fingerprint Background Check ## **PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT*** This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.* This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping, and long periods of concentration.* Local and in-state travel required.*Enjoy the benefits of being the best!*Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. We thrive when cultivating curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities. Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best.Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority. Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.***Ignite your career and apply today!***