Preschool Classroom Aide (Part-Time)

Preschool Classroom Aide
Part-Time
City & State: Lancaster, PA
School: Sacred Heart of Jesus School

NATURE OF POSITION: Preschool classroom aides provide support for full-time teachers, helping them with clerical work, classroom activities, and extra support for students. This can involve providing individual attention to students in need of extra assistance or monitoring students while the teacher is out. A teacher's aide's job is to assist a teacher and reinforce the instruction taught in the classroom to students.

REPORTS TO: Principal

JOB DESCRIPTION - The following are examples of the tasks required for a teacher assistant:

• Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Distribute teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
• Distribute tests and homework assignments and collect them when completed.
• Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials 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.
• 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.
• Collect money from students for school-related projects.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum GED, high school diploma, or equivalent.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Preschool classroom aides must know the appropriate responses when dealing with children and how to properly show educational materials to the classroom.
• Additionally, learning to follow the instructions of a teacher is extremely important.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

• Physical ability to bend, squat, sit on the floor, skip, run, and climb stairs, as part of daily center activities.
• Able to crouch to a child's height, maintain eye contact at the child's level, sit on the floor, and stand tall enough to reach children on the highest piece of equipment.
• Ability to safely lift or assist children weighing up to 40 pounds in emergencies only.
• Ability to reach a child 30 feet away within 30 seconds without danger to the staff person's health.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

• May be required to work outside.