Teacher Assistant, Pre-K

Young World Physical Education; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 26,725 - 42,981; Full time

Job summary

Young World Physical Education in Norfolk, Virginia is seeking a dedicated Teacher Assistant for a full-time position. You will support the teacher by assisting in classroom management and providing aid to students' personal and educational needs.

The ideal candidate has at least sixty college credit hours and prior experience working with children. The role entails various responsibilities including instructional support, student supervision, and working in diverse educational settings.

Salary ranges from $19.40 to $31.20 per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Requires experience working with children or young adults in a classroom setting.
• At least two years of customer service experience is necessary.
• Must communicate effectively with parents, teachers, and administrators.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher in daily management and instruction of students.
• Monitor and support students with various needs.
• Perform clerical tasks to assist teachers.

Skills

Instructional support

Communication with parents

Physical assistance

Education

Completion of at least sixty college credit hours

Job description

Teacher Assistant, Pre-K

Norfolk Public School District | Norfolk, Virginia

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Job Details

Job ID: 5562203
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Re-Posted: May 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Full-Time and Permanent; Non-Exempt; 6.5 Hours/Day; 182 Days/Year; 10 Months/Year; Grade GG

General Responsibilities

This position is responsible for assisting a teacher in the daily management and instruction of students. Responsible for performing a variety of tasks in order to help facilitate the daily classroom instruction and activities. Closely monitors the needs of the students; to include basic personal needs, safety needs, physical help, observation, and reporting of student behavior.

Education and Experience

Requires completion of at least sixty (60) college credit hours from an accredited college or university; or must have successfully passed the Para-Pro exam as prepared by the Department of Education. At least one (1) year of experience working with children or young adults in a classroom setting, and at least two years of customer service experience.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides instructional support to teachers in the daily management and instruction of students.
• Responsible for performing instruction and clerical tasks to relieve teacher of routing activities and to help carry out daily classroom activities.
• May be required to work at various locations with various assignments to include; pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, regular general education classrooms, special education, or computer learning center/lab.
• Performs designated learning tasks with students such as, demonstrating or explaining lessons, prompting student participation, monitoring during tests, and assisting with other instructional tasks.
• May be required to attend to children with mental and physical disabilities (LD, MR, ED, and PH).
• May be asked to serve in alternative learning classes.
• Responsible for operating office equipment and audio-visual equipment.
• Assists in therapeutic crisis intervention.
• Performs a wide variety of monitoring, record keeping, and file maintenance for an accelerated learning program.
• Assists students in physical activities; to include escorting children to the library, playground activities, lunchroom breaks, resource classes, restrooms, and field trips.
• May be required to work with individual or groups of students requiring close one-on-one attention; to include assisting students with physical and sanitation needs.
• Responsible for monitoring children in the absence of the teacher.
• Requires continuous standing, walking, and lifting and physical restraint.
• Work may include noise and/or disruptive student behavior and exposure to student bodily fluids.
• Incumbent should be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to effectively communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators.
• Works under the direct supervision of the classroom teacher and administrative personnel according to established policies and procedures.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $19.40 to $31.20 Per Hour

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Job Requirements

• At least 2 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Alexis Thornton, Human Resources Generalist
• HUMAN RESOURCES
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]