Teacher Assistants

Grad Degree; Colorado; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Colorado seeks a Teacher Assistant to support classroom activities. Responsibilities include preparing materials, grading assignments, and assisting in libraries. The ideal candidate should possess strong listening, speaking, and instructing skills. Familiarity with educational software is essential for this role. Join our dedicated team to foster student success.

Responsibilities

• Assist librarians in school libraries.
• Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, and demonstrations.
• Grade homework and tests, compute and record results.

Skills

Active Listening

Speaking

Social Perceptiveness

Instructing

Reading Comprehension

Learning Strategies

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Blackboard

Job description

Job Description: Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Responsibilities

• Assist librarians in school libraries.
• Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
• Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
• Clean classrooms.
• Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories and assist students with hardware and software use.
• Distribute tests and homework assignments and collect them when they are completed.

Qualifications and Skills

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Other Teacher Assistant Job Titles

• Special Education Aide
• Teacher Aide
• Test Grader

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Email software
• Word processing software
• Blackboard
• Children’s educational software
• Text to speech software
• Screen reader software
• Student information systems (SIS)
• Hand held spell checkers