26/27 SY : Associate Teacher - Killeen
About The Position
The Associate Teacher supports a Distance Learning Teacher in managing student learning and classroom activities. The role assists students in virtual and blended learning environments, helps deliver instruction according to daily lesson plans, supports students with learning accommodations and technology, and completes attendance and other required documentation. The Associate Teacher collaborates weekly with Distance Learning Teachers and may work with students individually or in small groups. The position also includes parent or guardian contacts, classroom confidentiality, and other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor. The role operates Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Work takes place in an environment with moderate noise and no exposure to weather conditions. The employee may occasionally stand, walk, sit, handle objects or controls, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, taste, or smell, and may occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- Meet the federal Highly Qualified requirement through an associate’s degree, at least 48 semester hours of college coursework, or a passing score on a locally approved assessment; candidates may obtain HQ status within the first year of employment.
- Be highly qualified as an Instructional Assistant under Texas Education Agency guidelines.
- Demonstrate the ability to work politely and in a friendly manner with administrators, parents, teachers, students, school staff, and visitors.
- Possess good verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.
- Possess a sense of humor.
- Use a variety of instructional technologies competently to advance student learning.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Manage student learning and classroom activities in support of the Distance Learning Teacher.
- Assist students in the virtual learning environment.
- Support the blended-learning rotational model according to daily lesson plans.
- Collaborate weekly with Distance Learning Teachers to ensure seamless instruction delivery.
- Take daily attendance according to TEA student attendance accounting procedures.
- Assist students as needed and provide classroom accommodations as required.
- Complete required documentation.
- Work with small groups of students or individually as required.
- Assist students with technology functions and issues; train students on technology.
- Set up Distance Learning platforms daily.
- Respect classroom confidentiality and refer problems to the Distance Learning Teacher.
- Make parent or guardian contacts as needed.
- Perform other office duties and tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
