Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant

Legacy Traditional Schools • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Preschool Teacher Assistant works with the lead teacher to plan and carry out daily activities for students. The assistant supervises children, provides individual and small-group support, assists during meals and snacks, and helps teach early concepts such as numbers, colors, shapes, and social skills. The role also includes organizing and maintaining the classroom, preparing materials and activities, and sharing feedback with lead teachers about students’ academic and social development.

The assistant helps create a safe, positive, comfortable, and secure learning environment for young students. Duties include supporting students’ classroom learning and daily care, maintaining classroom materials and records, completing general clerical tasks, and reporting observations or incidents to appropriate instructional or administrative personnel. Local and in-state travel is required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; U.S. equivalency required.
• Experience working with young students.
• Ability to interact positively with students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
• Ability to create a safe learning environment conducive to learning.
• Ability to collaborate with teachers and school staff.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule.
• Ability to maintain a professional appearance.
• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds on occasion.
• Ability to sit for extended periods at times, talk on the phone, stand, kneel, stoop, and concentrate for extended periods.
• Ability to complete local and in-state travel.
• Texas employees must complete a Texas fingerprint background check.

Responsibilities

• Assist lead teachers in planning, developing, and implementing age-appropriate curriculum and daily lesson plans.
• Help students individually or in small groups with lesson assignments and reinforce learning concepts and academic goals.
• Adapt classroom activities, assignments, and materials to support classroom goals and objectives.
• Monitor students in settings such as the classroom and playground to provide a safe, positive learning environment.
• Assist students with lunchtime, toileting, and washing activities; distribute meals and snacks and model appropriate cleanup behavior.
• Maintain classroom equipment, work areas, and manual and electronic files and records, including cleaning tables and maintaining sign-in/sign-out logs.
• Perform clerical tasks such as laminating, making posters and copies, preparing bulletin boards and newsletters, and filing.
• Provide nurturing behavior to create comfort and security for young students.
• Report student observations and incidents, including accidents, social behavior, rule violations, safety conditions, and changes in behavior, to appropriate personnel.
• Help organize the classroom and clean up and set up for the next day's activities.
• Provide feedback to lead teachers about students’ academic and social development.

Benefits

• Industry-leading pay, rewards, and referral bonuses.
• Paid time off.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority.
• Retirement plans.
• Promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED