Preschool Teacher's Assistant - Floater

Brown Missionary Baptist Church•Southaven, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Brown Christian Academy (BCA) is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher's assistant to join our private school system. The successful candidate will join a professional organization dedicated to student success. They will be expected to perform duties customary to student success. This role involves performing specialized work by assisting school teachers in instructing and supervising the activities of students to provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment. The position is responsible for assisting assigned teachers in preparing instructional materials, preparing classrooms for activities, supervising and assisting children in the classroom and in other areas of the school, reinforcing classroom lessons, and providing other assistance as requested. Incumbents may be responsible for helping special needs students or coordinating special projects and programs as assigned. The position works under direct supervision according to set procedures.

Requirements

Minimum 1 year of professional child care experience.
High energy
Ability to work well with others
Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
An understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate practices.
Maintain personal development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement
Infant / child CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

Provides assistance to assigned teachers in maintaining a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom for the benefit of both teachers and students.
Assists students with exercises and class activities; concentrates efforts with small groups of students and individuals as necessary.
Compiles, prepares and organizes materials and classroom for instruction and classroom activities.
Assists in cleaning and storing of materials after completion of activities.
Reinforces all knowledge and skills taught by the classroom teacher.
Assists teacher by maintaining student records, recording daily attendance, grading assignments, administering standardized tests, recording and/or analyzing test scores/grades, substituting as needed, setting up special projects, escorting children to other areas of the school, monitoring student behavior, running errands.
Supervises and assists students when unloading and loading buses, in the halls, on field trips, during testing, during lunch, during computer lab, and on school grounds.
Assists in establishing and implementing behavioral objectives.
Models appropriate social and play skills; observes students' behavior and notifies teacher and/or school nurse of behavioral changes as appropriate; redirects behavior if possible; may work with individual students to help them adjust behaviorally and academically into mainstream classroom and social situations.
Attends staff meetings as required; participates in in-service training programs; keeps abreast of developments in areas of assignment.
Performs routine clerical tasks as required, including but not limited to preparing reports and records, copying and filing documents, entering and retrieving computer data, preparing notices and newsletters, receiving and responding to e-mails.
Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.
Perform work by assisting school teachers in instructing and supervising the activities of students to provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment.
The position is responsible for assisting assigned teachers in preparing instructional materials, preparing classrooms for activities, supervising and assisting children in the classroom and in other areas of the school, reinforcing classroom lessons, and providing other assistance as requested.
The position works under direct supervision according to set procedures.