Teacher Assistant (Fall 2026)

Heritage Christian Academy; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A private Christian educational institution in Overland Park, Kansas seeks a Teaching Assistant to support a lead teacher in the classroom. Responsibilities include assisting students with reading, grading work, and providing individual support to struggling students. Candidates must be committed to Christian principles and demonstrate strong public relations skills within the school community. This role requires maturity, self-control, and a positive attitude toward challenges.

Qualifications

• Must be a Christian example and role model.
• Ability to adjust constructively to frustrations and unpleasant situations.
• Demonstrate self-control and maturity in reactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a lead teacher in a classroom environment.
• Assist students with phonetic exercises and reading aloud.
• Grade student work and provide immediate feedback.
• Collaborate with teachers regarding students' strengths and weaknesses.

Job description

Description

To prayerfully provide support to a lead teacher in charge of a classroom. Duties may include helping to create lesson plans, documenting progress, grading, overseeing lesson preparations, helping with lunch and/or recess, and reinforcing lessons by tutoring individual students or small groups.

Coordinate with classroom teachers and reading specialist the following duties:

• Help students individually with phonetic exercises
• Assist students when reading aloud in class or in groups
• Periodic individualized Sight Word assessments
• Quarterly individualized reading assessments
• Administer make-up oral tests
• Grade student work to allow for immediate feedback
• Gives individual attention to students who struggle with reading skills
• Provide extended lessons to individual students who need enforcement of new concepts
• Collaborate with teachers regarding student’s strengths and weaknesses
• Provide extra help with Bible and Reading activities
• Provide supervision to students who are sick and waiting for a parent to pick them

These responsibilities are governed by the fact that the teaching assistant needs to be a Christian example and role model.

Personal Qualities and Traits

Faith – TA should be redeemed by the saving grace of Jesus Christ and personally committed to serve Him. TA should model biblical principles in making choices.

Appearance – TA should display a general impression of neatness, modesty and professionalism.

TA Attitude – TA should be conscientious and responsible and a constructive, contributing member of the staff. TA should be respectful toward administration, the school board and the school community and should be enthusiastic about his or her work.

Ability to Adjust – TA should evidence ability to adjust constructively to frustrations and unpleasant situations, always exercising good judgment.

TA Maturity – TA should be calm and mature in his or her reactions. This will be demonstrated by exhibiting self‑control, demonstrating the ability to cope with the unexpected, showing sound judgment, responding positively to constructive criticism and always being punctual and reliable.

Public Relations – TA should recognize the need of good public relations and, accordingly, should represent the school in a favorable and professional manner to the school community and to the general public.