Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten (EOY-End of Year)

Loudoun County Public Schools; Ashburn (VA); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Loudoun County Public Schools seeks a dedicated paraprofessional to assist teachers by providing instructional support, preparing materials, and helping manage student behavior in a Virginia classroom.

The role involves following lesson plans, supervising students during activities, and assisting with data collection on student progress. Requires a high school diploma and experience with children.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience assisting teachers and working with children preferred.
• Ability to follow lesson plans and record student progress.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lift and assist students as needed.

Responsabilidades

• Provides individual and group instruction under guidance; assists with skill development.
• Implements behavior modification plans and supervises learning centers.
• Prepares classroom and organizes materials; records attendance and snack count.
• Operates audio-visual equipment and educational video tools.
• Supports speech activities as directed by the therapist and reads to students.
• Performs clerical tasks and assists with field trips.
• Reports to the Principal and supports school routines.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Patience

Flexibility

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Experience as teacher aide or with children

Descripción del empleo

Job 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.

Job 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.

Reports To: Principal

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Months/ Days/ Hours: 10 Months/ 187 Days/ 7 Hours

Salary Level:Universal/Scale B.1 - Non-Exempt Level 4

Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Salary Range: $22.47- $25.28

Remote Work Eligible: No

Union Designation: Non-Certified