Transitional Kindergarten Teachers Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $20 / hr onwards DOE

Classification : Non-Exempt

DOL Status : Full-time

Exemption Status : Exempt

Manager : Principal

Supervisor : TK Teacher

Direct Reports : N / A

Summary of Position

The Academy is seeking a full-time, highly qualified Transitional Kindergarten Aide committed to serving a diverse student body and delivering high quality, inclusive instruction for the 25-26 School Year.

Our Classroom Aides work as part of a dynamic team that includes close collaboration with other teachers, the academic dean, and Transitional Kindergarten Teacher to deliver strong academic instruction.

When applying for the position, please take time in your cover letter to reference your knowledge and / or experience, and how The Academys mission and values apply to your professional work. Also, please discuss what about this particular position excites you.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports students, individually or in groups, to assist with lesson assignments to reinforce learning concepts
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to care for students, equipment, and materials
• Assist in creating an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to student maturity
• Assist in providing small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to specific needs
• Assist in establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior during lunch / recess settings to ensure a safe and positive environment
• Attend staff meetings and professional developments as required
• Alert the teacher immediately to any injuries or special needs of individual students
• Check student work for compliance with teachers instructions
• Assist in implementing all classroom policies and reinforce the reward / discipline system
• Help maintain order in the classroom and monitor students to keep them on task
• Perform office assistant tasks such as photocopying, filing, and phone calls as required
• Supervise morning breakfast (7 : 45-8 : 10)
• Supervise recess and lunch times

Skills & Qualities

Job Qualifications

Time Commitment

Work Performed Outside of the Professional Work Day

Required attendance at events outside of the professional workday include :

Additional Obligations (Teachers receive compensation for participation)

Its critical that students and families be provided with authentic learning experiences and opportunities to connect to each other outside of the regular school day (Such as literacy nights, student exhibitions, etc.).

We anticipate that teachers will need to attend only 1 or 2 of these types of events throughout the course of the year. On rare occasions, a teacher may be asked to attend a third event.

Aides will be provided the time and resources to effectively prepare for these events during the school day, and in most cases, will receive compensation (at the evening rate) for participation. In addition, teachers will be notified long before the event, and in many cases will be able to select the event option.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must be able to :

Potential hazards :

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the person in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills. Specific functional responsibilities of the role may change depending on staff capacity and organizational need.

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