Teacher Assistant

TEACHER ASSISTANT

MINIUMUM QUALIFICATIONS 46 COLLEGE HOURS/PASS WORKKEYS

MINIMUM CRITERIA OF STATE MANDATED TESTS

REPORTS TO SUPERVISING TEACHER & BUILDING PRINCIPAL

SALARY DISTRICT SCALE

WORK YEAR 187 DAYS

For Additional Information:

Contact: Marissa Lee

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2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Assists assigned classroom teacher in conducting instructional programs, directing games and fine or performing arts activities, physical exercise programs, activities for a general education class of students.

2. Distributes and collects materials, sets up classroom for instructional projects, and sets up and operates audio-visual equipment.

3. Supervises playground activities, monitors students in cafeteria, during rest periods, coming on and off buses, or as they go to and from classes. Monitor students while on buses as required.

4. Monitor students engaged in drawing, independent study, or similar work while teacher is otherwise occupied.

5. Oversees small student groups away from classroom or whole class while teacher is temporarily away from the classroom as needed.

6. Performs other classroom or school-wide clerical tasks, such as preparing, compiling, or making copies of instructional materials and reports, typing and filing classroom or student records, or distributing and inventorying textbooks and other instructional materials as assigned.

7. Assistant teachers shall be included and participate in the district staff development program.

8. Shall have a minimum of 30 minutes weekly to plan with the supervising teacher.

9. Assistant teachers will be supervised by the certified teacher to whom he/she is assigned.

10. Shall comply with district policies and procedures.

11. Should model good reading, writing, and speaking skills for students.

12. Shall work directly with students reinforcing skills taught by a certified teacher.

13. Shall monitor written assignments as students work.

14. May work with a large group when reading to group and/or playing vocabulary games.

15. Will work with individual or small groups to reinforce basic language, reading, mathematics and social skills.

16. May be used in lieu of a substitute for the teacher to which he/she is assigned. Teacher assistant may assume sole responsibility of the classroom for no more than three consecutive days.

17. The Teacher Assistant, once assigned to the substitute role, will assume all duties required of a PERRY COUNTY SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION 15 substitute teacher (Example: instruction of subjects, lunchroom, and playground duties).

18. Participates in self-initiated professional development.

19. Shall be a positive model for students in all settings.

20. Maintain effective interpersonal skills