Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant

Legacy Traditional Schools; Texas; Presencial; USD 17.000 - 25.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health benefits

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite childcare discounts

Referral bonuses

Promotion opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Legacy Traditional Schools in Texas seeks a Preschool Teacher Assistant to support the lead teacher in planning daily activities, supervise children, assist during meals, and help with basic learning concepts.

The role focuses on fostering a safe, nurturing classroom, encouraging social and academic development, and collaborating with faculty to maintain organized materials and records.

Formación

• High School Diploma (US Equivalency Required) or GED.
• Ability to interact positively with students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
• Have a prove of experience working with young students.

Responsabilidades

• 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 to reinforce learning concepts.
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments, and materials to support classroom goals and objectives.
• Monitors students in various settings for a safe and positive learning environment.
• Assist during lunchtime, toileting, and washing activities.
• Enforce cleanup activities after lunchtime by modeling appropriate behavior.
• Maintain classroom equipment, work area, and records for accessibility and safety.
• Perform general clerical tasks to prepare instructional materials.
• Provide comforting environment for young students through nurturing behavior.
• Report observations and incidents to instructional/administrative staff.

Conocimientos

Student interaction

Curriculum support

Small group instruction

Lesson planning

Classroom supervision

Lunch assistance

Communication

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Professional appearance

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

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. Wethrivewhen 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 leadershipteamhas 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 onsitechildcareand student enrollment priority. Invest in your future with retirement plansand enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring,and tuition reimbursement.