Certified Teacher Assistant

Volunteers of American Greater New York•The Bronx, NY

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Preschool Teacher Assistant assists classroom teacher in all aspects involving instruction, documenting progress, and safety of students. Bronx Early Learning Center is a vibrant and nurturing special education preschool. To learn more about the program, copy and paste this link into a browser https://www.voa-gny.org/belc Location: 1887 Bathgate Avenue, Bronx NY 10457

Requirements

High School graduate
New York State Certification as a Teacher Assistant required.

Responsibilities

Work with individual children or groups of children on special instructional projects and activities as planned in conjunction with the teacher.
Work cooperatively as member of team assisting in related instructional work as required; and assisting pupils in the use of available instructional resources and the development of instructional materials.
Write individual anecdotal records and/or keep record of discrete trial instruction of students by providing the teacher with information about the children that will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning experiences.
Meet with teacher to plan instructional activities and materials thereby utilizing their own special skills and abilities by assisting in instructional programs in such areas as: foreign languages, arts, crafts, music and similar subjects.
Escort students to and from the school buses at arrival and dismissal time.
Escort students throughout the building outside of the classroom.
Communicate with parents verbally and in writing under the direction of the teacher, or in absence of the teacher.
Participate in staff development activities.
Attend team meeting conferences as appropriate.