Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten (EOY-End of Year)

Loudoun County Public Schools -VA; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools in Ashburn, Virginia, seeks a Kindergarten Teacher Assistant for the End of Year period. Under teacher supervision, you will assist with instructional duties, prepare materials, supervise student behavior, and help with personal care as needed.

You will support individual and group activities, manage classroom tasks, operate basic AV equipment, and assist with clerical duties and field trips.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school and experience as a teacher aide or working with children.
• Ability to work under supervision of the teacher and follow lesson plans.
• Record data and describe student progress; work with individuals and small groups.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group instruction and assists with skill development.
• Implements behavior plans and supervises learning centers and recess.
• Sets up classroom materials and operates audio-visual equipment.
• Assists with language development activities and classroom routines.
• Performs clerical tasks and helps plan field trips.

Skills

Patience

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Video equipment

Job description

Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten (EOY-End of Year)

Loudoun County Public Schools
Ashburn Elementary School - Ashburn, Virginia

Job Details

Job ID:5956379
Application Deadline:Posted until filled
Starting Date:Immediately

Job Description

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 communication 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

Position Type

Full-Time

Job Categories

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Job Requirements

Citizenship, residency or work visa required