Looking for Teacher Assistant- 3 Vacancies in Mississippi

Job title: Teacher Assistant- 3 Vacancies
Company: Teach Mississippi
Job description: JOB GOAL: To lead students toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Principal

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
• Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
• Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Conduct demonstrations to teach such skills as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
• Distribute teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
• Distribute tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they are completed.
• Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
• Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.
• Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
• Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.
• Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
• Plan, prepare, and develop various teaching aids such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs.
• Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading.
• Assist librarians in school libraries.
• Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
• Laminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.
• Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories, and assist students with hardware and software use.
• Monitor classroom viewing of live or recorded courses transmitted by communication satellites.
• Operate and maintain audiovisual equipment.
• Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.
• Requisition and stock teaching materials and supplies.
• Type, file, and duplicate materials.
• Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma/GED required (Associate degree preferred); 2+ years’ experience as a Teacher Assistant or Paraprofessional

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with job description

EMPLOYMENT: 182 days

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Location: Mississippi Apply Now