OVERVIEW

To provide assistance to the teacher in a variety of instructional activities and to relieve teacher of routine clerical tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS

High School education or equivalent required
Ability to work well with students, staff and parents; good verbal and written communication skills
Ability to operate general office machines
Ability to organize and prioritize
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work in close proximity with assigned teacher and students
Assist students, individually or in groups, to reinforce skills and/or oversee learning activities
Assist with classroom computer instruction
Participate as a stakeholder in school improvement initiatives
Develop classroom materials (i.e. instructional activities, bulletin boards, reference materials, etc.) to provide assistance to teacher in support of lesson plans
Maintain instructional equipment to ensure the availability of items when required
Perform record keeping and general clerical functions (i.e. student records, schedules, lesson plans, progress reports, etc.) to support the teacher and/or administrator in providing records and/or materials
Regular and on-time attendance required
Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit