Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten

IMDiversity; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 30,954 - 34,825; Part time

Job summary

IMDiversity is seeking a Teacher Assistant for Newton-Lee Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia. Responsibilities include assisting the teacher with instructional duties, preparing classroom materials, and supervising student behavior. This position requires a high school diploma and experience working with children.

The salary range for this role is $22.47 to $25.28 per hour, depending on experience. The work environment is supportive and aims to foster student learning.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school and experience as a teacher aide or working with children.
• Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher and follow lesson plans.
• Good human relations and communications skills; patience and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Assist the teacher by performing instructional duties and preparing classroom materials.
• Supervise student behavior and assist with personal hygiene needs.
• Implement behavior modification plans and supervise learning centers.

Education

High school diploma

Experience as a teacher aide or working with children

Job description

Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten

Loudoun County Public Schools

Newton-Lee Elementary School - Ashburn, Virginia

Job Details

Job ID: 5727916

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Starting Date: Aug 1, 2026

Position Overview

An employee in this class is responsible for assisting the teacher by performing instructional duties, preparing classroom materials, supervising student behavior, learning and applying specific behavior management techniques, performing clerical duties, and providing assistance with personal hygiene and physical care needs as required. The work is performed under the guidance and supervision of the teacher.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group instruction on activities as instructed; demonstrates and assists students with skill development such as ABC sequencing, visual discrimination, word rhyming, and letter-number matching; monitors art project programs including preparing the materials and cleaning up.
• Implements behavior modification plans and provides discipline in the absence of the teacher; supervises learning centers and participates in classroom activities; monitors students during recess and assists them during the lunch period.
• Prepares the classroom and helps settle the students by organizing the room and materials, assisting students off the bus, recording attendance, and taking the snack count; sets up and operates audio-visual equipment such as opaque, movie, and filmstrip projectors and video cameras.
• Practices individual speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; reads to students and asks questions to stimulate language development; presents language activities involving expressive and receptive areas of development.
• Performs clerical tasks such as filing and photocopying; makes arrangements for field trips.
• Performs related work as required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school and experience as a teacher aide or working with children.
• Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher, including following lesson plans prepared by teachers; to record data and verbally describe student progress and difficulties; to work effectively with individual children and small groups, meeting the instructional objectives as established by the teacher.
• Ability to take initiative in recognizing an immediate need and meeting it without specific instructions.
• Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required.
• Ability to learn to perform individual medical procedures when necessary.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and to learn to operate video equipment.
• Good human relations and communications skills; patience and flexibility.

Report To

Principal and/or Assistant Principal

Job Requirements

Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Salary Range

$22.47 - $25.28 per hour.