Teaching Assistant at Laraway School 1:1 Assistant

Job Description  1:1 Teacher Assistant
 
 
TITLE:                                    Teacher Assistant
 
QUALIFICATIONS:            Professional Educator License with Stipulation: Paraprofessional Educator Endorsement
                                                Or
                                           State Approved Paraprofessional (TAS)
                                               Or
                                           Professional Educator License: Endorsed in any area
                                                Or
                                           Substitute Teaching License
 
REPORTS TO:                       Classroom Teacher, Itinerant Teacher, Building Principal, Program Administrator.
 
FUNCTION:                          To provide instructional assistance to classroom teachers in efforts to facilitate the educational progress and growth of students.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

1. Planning and Preparation

1. Check functioning of assistive equipment (e.g. hearing aid batteries, oxygen tank and tubing, communication devices, etc.).
2. Operate special equipment as trained and directed (program computerized augmentative devices, braillers, etc.).
3. Make visual aids as directed.
4. Report concerns regarding technology equipment/supportive devices to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
5. Assist in the preparation of instructional materials.
6. Assist in the construction and/or assembling of bulletin boards or other room displays.
7. Keep accurate attendance records.
8. Collect, grade or correct student work as directed.
9. Copy, order, arrange, or gather materials as directed.
10. Observe and record student health needs (e.g., food and liquid intake) when needed.
11. Observe and record data related to student interactions, initiatives, etc.
12. Maintain and organize student data files as directed.

 
 
 
B.  Classroom Environment
 

1. Supervise and assist arrival and departure of students, by meeting buses or supervising entries, exits and grounds each day.
2. Escort students to various settings throughout the building (from washroom and/or mainstreamed classes, passing periods, library, therapy sessions, etc.) as requested.
3. Clean or assist students in cleaning designated areas as assigned.
4. Assist students in restrooms (supervise washroom breaks, changing diapers, changing briefs, clothing, or personal hygiene ) as needed.
5. Supervise students at breakfast, recess and lunch when requested.
6. Escort, supervise and participate with P.E. duties and activities, as requested.
7. Model, prompt, and reinforce appropriate social behaviors.
8. Facilitate appropriate social interaction among students.
9. Prompt students to utilize given strategies to assist in self-management.
10. Supervise classrooms or small groups, reinforcing appropriate behaviors.
11. Assist in the follow through of planned behavior interventions.
12. Provide students with prompts and cues to utilize specific pro-social skills.
13. Provide physical proximity for students when needed.
14. Transfer, lift, or position students as directed by appropriate professional personnel.
15. Assist students in using wheelchair, stander, or other mobility devices when needed.
16. Provide reinforcement utilizing established program models or individual student plans.
17. Implement special systems/programs following training to assist student with specific diagnoses (e.g. autism, Tourette, cognitive impairments, vision, hearing, physical impairments, etc.).
18. Physical management of students.
19. Observe and record student use of adaptive equipment or devices.

1. Instruction

1. Assist teachers with maintaining inclusive, learner-centered environments.
2. Supervise guided or independent practice in classroom or community.
3. Circulate, answering questions or providing assistance as requested.
4. Prompt students in utilizing previously learned strategies to solve problems and gather information.
5. Facilitate students' active participation in cooperative learning groups.
6. Read to students, listen to students read, help students select free choice reading books or appropriate reference resources.
7. Design educational material, instructional aides, and activities to support learning under the direction of classroom teacher.
8. Under the direction of the teacher, review lessons, reinforce instructional concepts, and provide drill and practice opportunities with individuals or small groups of students.
9. Learn, utilize, and reinforce vocabulary appropriate to instructional activities, student performance, assessment, and program planning.
10. Take notes or sc