Teacher Assistant (5th-6th Grades)
Teacher Assistant (5th-6th Grades)
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Job Description
**We are currently hiring for theschool year**
Job Description
Title: Teacher Assistant (5th6th Grades)
Division: Middle School
Reports to: Instructional Coach
Status: FullTime NonExempt (Academic Year) CalSTRS Retirement Eligible
Salary Range: $30.53/hr
Summary
The Teacher Assistant supports 5th6th grade teachers in delivering highquality educational experiences at our college preparatory charter school. This role provides crucial classroom support helps manage student behavior assists with instructional delivery and contributes to maintaining an environment that fosters academic excellence and character development. Monday through Friday during regular school hours with occasional afterschool events
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Work with small groups of students to reinforce learning concepts introduced by the teacher
- Provide oneonone academic support to students who need additional assistance
- Help monitor student behavior during class time transitions lunch and recess
- Support teachers in maintaining student records grading papers and recording assessment data
- Assist in preparing classroom displays and instructional materials
- Communicate effectively with teachers regarding student progress and concerns
- Support administration of standardized tests and classroom assessments
- Assist teachers with daily classroom operations including preparing materials organizing classroom space and setting up educational activities
- Help supervise students during transitions breaks field trips and special events
- Demonstrate knowledge and support of Making Waves Academys mission core values standards competencies and code of conduct outlined in the Employee Handbook.
- Participate in the school community attending school competitions performances assemblies and extracurricular activities.
- Participate in required campus supervision duties every week from Monday to Friday with varying frequency depending on the semesters supervision assignment.
- This job operates in an office and school environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
- Some travel required for MWA related events such as workshops or conferences.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly required to move around campus stand sit talk hear reach stoop kneel and use hands and fingers to operate a computer phone and keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light to moderate lifting may be required.
- Associates degree or minimum of 60 college credits required and experience working with students in an educational setting. Experience working with children in grades 56 preferred. Bachelors degree preferred. Teaching experience is very desirable
- Knowledge of classroom management techniques
- Proficiency in core academic subjects (math language arts science social studies)
- Understands how to support teachers in delivering lessons and activities by directly supporting student learning and reinforcing instruction provided by a teacher
- Works effectively with teachers and other school staff to support student learning and classroom management. Ability to follow directions assist with activities and provide individual or small group support to students under a teachers guidance
- Accurately and efficiently carries out instructions. Keeps materials organized manages tasks efficiently and adheres to schedules
- Monitors students during various activities ensuring their safety and reports any concerns
- Maintains appropriate conduct appearance and confidentiality regarding student information
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changing needs and and student behaviors within the classroom
- Basic technology skills including word processing spreadsheets and educational software
- Employment eligibility will include fingerprints/Live Scan tuberculosis (TB) screening and other employment clearance.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice
Reasonable Accommodation
Consistent with its obligations under the law MWA will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
Equal Employment Opportunity Is Our Policy
Making Waves Academy is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the School to afford equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to their perceived or identified: race (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hairstyle including but not limited to braids locks and twists); color; gender (including gender identity gender expression and transgender identity whether or not the employee is transitioning or has transitioned); sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and medical conditions related to such); religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices); marital/registered domestic partner status; age (forty (40) and over); national origin or ancestry (including native language spoken and possession of a drivers license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the U.S. is authorized by federal law); physical or mental disability (including HIV and AIDS); medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics); taking of a leave of absence pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) law Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) California Family Rights Act (CFRA) the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) or laws related to domestic violence sexual assault and stalking laws; genetic information; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws.
This policy extends to all job applicants and employees and to all aspects of the employment relationship including the hiring of new employees and the training transfer promotion discipline termination compensation and benefits of existing employees. For a full copy of our nondiscrimination policy visit:
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
