Exceptional Children - Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver

Craven County Schools•New Bern, NC

19h•Onsite

About The Position

An employee in this role supports the teacher in instructing students and performs a wide variety of tasks that assist the teaching-learning process. Work is directed by specific instructions, precedents, and established policy, with problems addressed using judgment to select an appropriate course of action. The position works under the limited supervision of the teacher and/or principal. The employee must obtain and maintain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) with school bus certification and drive a school bus or activity bus to transport students safely to and from school, on field trips, and as otherwise assigned by the principal or designee. The role also supports students with disabilities, including providing modifications required by their IEPs and, when necessary, toileting, changing, feeding, and other physical assistance. The position requires high school graduation, at least 48 semester hours of general college credit (excluding cosmetology, nursing, and religion), and possession of a school bus driver’s license (CDL) or willingness to obtain one within 90 days of employment. The employee must meet the physical demands required to obtain and maintain a CDL. Performance is evaluated under Board and local personnel evaluation policies.

Requirements

High school graduation.
At least 48 semester hours of general college credit, excluding cosmetology, nursing, and religion.
Possess a school bus driver’s license (CDL) with school bus certification, or be willing to obtain it within 90 days of employment; maintain a valid CDL with school bus certification.
Meet the physical demands necessary to obtain and maintain a CDL.
Working knowledge of effective methods for working with children and of core subjects at the grade level assigned.
Some knowledge of school organization and its community, and of children’s expected behavior and developmental stages.
Skills to operate classroom technology, audiovisual equipment, and common office machines, and to create learning aids that support lesson plans.
Ability to understand teacher-designed strategies and instructional objectives; communicate information at a child’s level of comprehension; recognize and refer significant student behavior; and apply recognition, rewards, and discipline impartially and consistently.
Ability to solve most minor problems independently and follow written and oral instructions without constant supervision.
Ability to record and store data accurately and maintain confidentiality of student information.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal communication, and active listening.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the job, including medium work exerting more than 50 pounds of force occasionally, more than 25 pounds frequently, and more than 20 pounds constantly; frequent standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and required vision abilities.

Responsibilities

Provide academic support and group or individualized instruction as prescribed by the teacher.
Obtain and maintain a CDL with school bus certification and drive a school or activity bus to transport students as assigned.
Demonstrate instructional activities, monitor teacher-assigned work, check and correct work in progress, and keep students on task.
Praise and reinforce student achievement and assist with instructional preparation and support.
Serve as a substitute teacher and proctor during testing; score papers as instructed.
Arrange classroom furnishings and equipment; prepare visual aids; duplicate, distribute, collect, and reorganize instructional materials.
Enter data in health records, record student behavior, and file data according to regulatory requirements.
Monitor and supervise students in the classroom and other locations; create and distribute awards for positive behavior.
Promote student self-esteem and teach citizenship, social skills, and respect for others.
Reconcile minor student conflicts, participate in discipline policy development, discipline misbehavior through approved methods, and report discipline issues or significant changes in behavior to the teacher or principal.
Toilet, change, and feed students with special needs when necessary; assist in providing disability-related modifications required by students’ IEPs.
Attend and participate in appropriate staff development activities.
Help maintain a safe, clean, and inviting learning and working environment and comply with applicable federal and state laws and local policies and regulations.
Support reporting of student achievement, classroom performance, and growth; ensure materials and reports sent to supervisors and others are accurate, concise, carefully prepared, and timely.
Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior, support the school system’s core values and goals, and communicate and listen effectively with administrators, teachers, students, staff, parents, and others.
Remain available to assist building administrators or other schools with transportation needs.