Pre-K Teacher Assistant

Nash County Public Schools • Rocky Mount, NC

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About The Position

The Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant supports the teacher in instructing students and carrying out the teaching-learning process. The assistant works under the supervision of the teacher and principal and may provide one-on-one support to students with special needs, which may require additional skills and training to meet their specific physical needs. The role includes academic support, preparing and organizing instructional materials, maintaining records, and supervising and supporting student behavior. Performance is evaluated regularly by the supervisor in accordance with Board Policy. A federal criminal history check is required by North Carolina law for persons providing child care in a licensed or regulated child care or preschool facility.

Requirements

• Hold, or be working toward, an Associate Degree in birth-through-kindergarten, child development, early childhood education, or a related early childhood education field, or hold a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
• If working toward the minimum Associate Degree or CDA, complete at least six documented semester hours per year.
• Complete at least 15 hours of annual in-service professional development for NC Pre-K teacher assistants.
• Working knowledge of effective methods for working with children and of core subjects at the assigned grade level.
• Some knowledge of school organization and its community, and of children's expected behavior and developmental stages.
• Skill operating audiovisual equipment and common office machines, and creating learning aids to strengthen lesson plans.
• Ability to understand teacher-designed instructional strategies, recognize and report significant student behavior, communicate information at a child's level of comprehension, and apply recognition, reward, and discipline methods impartially and consistently.
• Ability to independently resolve most minor problems, follow written and oral instructions without constant supervision, accurately record and store data, and maintain confidentiality of student information.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports; and communicate effectively with administrators, staff, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
• Meet the physical and visual demands of the position, including occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds and having close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
• Undergo a federal criminal history check as required by North Carolina law for persons providing child care in a licensed or regulated child care or preschool facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide group and individualized instruction as directed by the teacher; demonstrate instructional activities; monitor assigned work; check and correct students' work in progress; keep students on task; reinforce student achievement; and report student progress to the teacher.
• Support instruction by arranging classroom furnishings and equipment, preparing visual aids, duplicating and organizing materials, proctoring tests, attending workshops, scoring papers as instructed, and distributing and collecting instructional materials.
• Serve as a substitute teacher when assigned.
• Check and report attendance, enter data in health records, record student behavior, and file data according to regulatory requirements.
• Supervise students in the classroom and other locations; encourage positive behavior and self-esteem; teach citizenship, social skills, and respect; reconcile minor conflicts; discipline misbehavior using approved methods; and report discipline issues or significant changes in behavior to the teacher, principal, or supervisor.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree