Teacher Assistant - Credit Recovery Lab Manager / Apex

Spartanburg School District 7•Spartanburg, SC

52d

About The Position

Under occasional supervision, coordinates and manages credit recovery lab for students in ninth through twelfth grades; provides instruction and guidance to students in the lab, performs related professional and administrative work as assigned. Reports to the Principal.

Requirements

Requires a minimum 60 College Credit Hours
Content Knowledge of Algebra I and English I
desirable. Must possess a valid state driver's license.
Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations.
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether like or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes the receiving of information and direction from supervisor, and the counseling of students.
Requires the ability to read a variety of professional, administrative and statistical documents and reports. Requires the ability to prepare various types of reports, studies, recommendations and other documents with the proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Has the ability to speak before an audience with poise, voice control and confidence.
Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in oral, written, diagrammatic or schedule form. Requires the ability to use influence systems in student supervision; to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques; to make independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give verbal and written instructions; to counsel students. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with youth and their parents; in a variety of technical and/or professional languages including career planning, counseling, etc., and with persons of varying educational, cultural and social backgrounds.
Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to use mathematical formulas, to determine percentages and decimals and to determine time. Must be able to use practical applications of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion.
Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using office equipment; to operate a motor vehicle.
Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color.
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines. The worker may be subject to danger or risk to a slight degree and to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
Requires the ability to talk and hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).

Responsibilities

Develops, implements and manages credit recovery learning programs for students in the ninth through twelfth grades.
Prepares and administers assigned program budget.
Facilitates the placement of students with teachers and staff for service-learning opportunities; monitors attendance and performance.
Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns and complaints in areas of responsibility
Operates a vehicle and a variety of equipment such as a computer, printer, typewriter, fax machine, copier, calculator, telephone, audiovisual equipment, etc.; uses clerical, copier, computer supplies.
Sequences and assesses students in age-appropriate vocational tasks.
Organizes and sets up the lab.
Provides appropriate lab activities.
Monitor sstudent progress with assignments.
Collaborate with guidance department to ensure students are working to complete courses.
Contacts parents to keep them aware of their student's progress.
Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as the immediate supervisor, Principal, assistant principals, school faculty and staff.
Performs routine administrative/office tasks as required.
Performs related duties as required.