Teacher Assistant - Kindergarten
- Employer
- Loudoun County Public Schools
- Location
- Sterling, VA, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Teaching, Early Childhood / Daycare Teacher, Support Staff, Teaching Assistant / Aide
- Grade Level
- Early Childhood
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Job Title:
Teacher Assistant - Kindergarten
Location:
Sterling, VA, US
Organization Name:
Sully Elementary School
Department Description:
Sully Elementary School
Brief Description:
This is work providing instructional support to teachers in the daily management of kindergarten.
Detailed Description:
An employee in this class is responsible for assisting the teacher by performing instructional duties, preparing classroom materials, supervising student behavior, learning and applying specific behavior management techniques, performing clerical duties, and providing assistance with personal hygiene and physical care needs as required. The work is performed under the guidance and supervision of the teacher.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Provides individual and group instruction on activities as instructed; demonstrates and assists students with skill development such as ABC sequencing, visual discrimination, word rhyming, and letter-number matching; monitors art project programs including preparing the materials and cleaning up.
*Implements behavior modification plans and provides discipline in the absence of the teacher; supervises learning centers and participates in classroom activities; monitors students during recess and assists them during the lunch period.
*Prepares the classroom and helps settle the students by organizing the room and materials, assisting students off the bus, recording attendance, and taking the snack count; sets up and operates audio-visual equipment such as opaque, movie, and filmstrip projectors and video cameras.
*Practices individual speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; reads to students and asks questions to stimulate language development; presents language activities involving expressive and receptive areas of development.
*Performs clerical tasks such as filing and photocopying; makes arrangements for field trips.
*Performs related work as required.
Job Requirements:
*Graduation from high school and experience as a teacher aide or working with children.
*Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher, including following lesson plans prepared by teachers; to record data and verbally describe student progress and difficulties; to work effectively with individual children and small groups, meeting the instructional objectives as established by the teacher.
*Ability to take initiative in recognizing an immediate need and meeting it without specific instructions.
*Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required.
*Ability to learn to perform individual medical procedures when necessary.
*Ability to operate standard office equipment and to learn to operate video equipment.
*Good human relations and communications skills; patience and flexibility.
Additional Details:
Classified Salary Scale , Level 9
The Loudoun County School Board is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and to the provision of equity in its educational programs, services and activities for all students and employees.
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, or genetic information in employment or in its programs and activities. LCPS provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Assistant Superintendent for Department of Human Resources and Talent Development
Loudoun County Public Schools
21000 Education Court
Ashburn, VA 20148
Tel: 571-252-1100
How To Apply:
To submit an application online, please select "Apply Now"
To be considered for the vacancy, please complete ALL sections of the application. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.
Please be sure to upload the following:
Interview Date:
School Year:
SY_2019 - 2020 School Year 2019-2020
Job Type:
Classified
Closing Date:
Contract or Assignment Days/Hours Per Day:
184 days / 7 hours
Amount of Travel:
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Teacher Assistant - Kindergarten
Location:
Sterling, VA, US
Organization Name:
Sully Elementary School
Department Description:
Sully Elementary School
Brief Description:
This is work providing instructional support to teachers in the daily management of kindergarten.
Detailed Description:
An employee in this class is responsible for assisting the teacher by performing instructional duties, preparing classroom materials, supervising student behavior, learning and applying specific behavior management techniques, performing clerical duties, and providing assistance with personal hygiene and physical care needs as required. The work is performed under the guidance and supervision of the teacher.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Provides individual and group instruction on activities as instructed; demonstrates and assists students with skill development such as ABC sequencing, visual discrimination, word rhyming, and letter-number matching; monitors art project programs including preparing the materials and cleaning up.
*Implements behavior modification plans and provides discipline in the absence of the teacher; supervises learning centers and participates in classroom activities; monitors students during recess and assists them during the lunch period.
*Prepares the classroom and helps settle the students by organizing the room and materials, assisting students off the bus, recording attendance, and taking the snack count; sets up and operates audio-visual equipment such as opaque, movie, and filmstrip projectors and video cameras.
*Practices individual speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; reads to students and asks questions to stimulate language development; presents language activities involving expressive and receptive areas of development.
*Performs clerical tasks such as filing and photocopying; makes arrangements for field trips.
*Performs related work as required.
Job Requirements:
*Graduation from high school and experience as a teacher aide or working with children.
*Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher, including following lesson plans prepared by teachers; to record data and verbally describe student progress and difficulties; to work effectively with individual children and small groups, meeting the instructional objectives as established by the teacher.
*Ability to take initiative in recognizing an immediate need and meeting it without specific instructions.
*Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required.
*Ability to learn to perform individual medical procedures when necessary.
*Ability to operate standard office equipment and to learn to operate video equipment.
*Good human relations and communications skills; patience and flexibility.
Additional Details:
Classified Salary Scale , Level 9
The Loudoun County School Board is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and to the provision of equity in its educational programs, services and activities for all students and employees.
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, or genetic information in employment or in its programs and activities. LCPS provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Assistant Superintendent for Department of Human Resources and Talent Development
Loudoun County Public Schools
21000 Education Court
Ashburn, VA 20148
Tel: 571-252-1100
How To Apply:
To submit an application online, please select "Apply Now"
To be considered for the vacancy, please complete ALL sections of the application. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.
Please be sure to upload the following:
- Three (3) current professional references (Name, phone number, email address). At least one reference should be a current supervisor or most recent supervisor.
- Resume
Interview Date:
School Year:
SY_2019 - 2020 School Year 2019-2020
Job Type:
Classified
Closing Date:
Contract or Assignment Days/Hours Per Day:
184 days / 7 hours
Amount of Travel:
Skills Loading...
Detached Table
Skill Minimum Level Maximum Level Desirability No results found.
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