Teaching Assistant

RCSD Careers • Rochester, NY

97d

About The Position

Teaching Assistants provide instructional support services to students under the direct supervision of a highly qualified teacher. This means: (a) the teacher must plan instructional activities that the teaching assistant carries out; (b) the teacher must evaluate the achievement of the students with whom the teaching assistant is working; (c) the teaching assistant must work in close and frequent physical proximity to the teacher; and (d) the supervising teacher must be highly qualified. Teaching Assistants provide direct instructional support to students as they develop social, communication and academic skills. Teaching Assistants assist in devising and implementing a motivational and behavior management system. Teaching Assistants ensure that any intervention/strategies are conveyed to the teacher while assisting in the implementation of those intervention strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional support services to students under the supervision of a qualified teacher.
• Carry out instructional activities planned by the teacher.
• Evaluate the achievement of students in collaboration with the teacher.
• Work in close physical proximity to the supervising teacher.
• Assist students in developing social, communication, and academic skills.
• Help devise and implement motivational and behavior management systems.
• Convey intervention strategies to the teacher and assist in their implementation.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees