Job title | Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver |
Reports to | Teacher and Principal |
Terms of Employment | Hourly |
Salary | State Salary Schedule |
FLSA Status | NonExempt |
Job purpose
- To assist the teacher by monitoring and assisting students in the classroom and/or at lunch and during other activities to ensure the provision of quality instruction in a safe environment.
Duties and responsibilities
- Follow all rules policies and procedures of Person County Schools along with state and federal regulations pertaining to school issues.
- Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students their needs interests and abilities.
- Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes. Help students master equipment used in the classroom.
- Monitor student behavior and help maintain discipline in the classroom; record time out and inclass suspensions; assist with crisis prevention; assist with deescalation techniques with students as needed.
- Constantly monitor the safety and wellbeing of students; monitor student attitudes and encourage selfesteem.
- Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills assemblies play periods and field trips; monitor students during lunch recess specials hygiene routines and snack time. Alert the teacher to any problems or special information about an individual student.
- Perform various clerical duties as needed maintain records of student progress; develop and file incident reports; grade student papers; check daily attendance; make copies; develop classroom displays and instructional material; maintain and operate audiovisual equipment; maintain class files.
- Assist with such large group activities as drill work reading aloud and storytelling.
- Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of teachers.
- Strive to maintain and improve professional competence. Participate in development and support of the broad school vision.
- Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as requested by the teacher and/or principal.
Qualifications
- Must have a two year degree or 48 semester credit hours
- Clear Criminal background check and references required
- Eligibility to obtain CDL for Bus Driver requirement Policy 7303
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information.
- Ability to follow detailed written and oral instructions.
- Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children.
- Working knowledge of the core subjects at the assigned grade level.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing; ability to communicate with school personnel students and parents while complying with the confidentiality requirements in local state and federal policies and statutes.
- Physical ability (able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally) and dexterity to perform the duties and responsibilities of the job.
Direct reports
None
Approved by: | Personnel Office |
Reviewed: | 3/30/2022 |
Employee Signature: | |