Classroom Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Montessori Classroom Assistant - Grades 4-5

Part-Time -- 8:30 am - 1:15 pm OR Full-Time (8:30 am - 3:30 pm)

This employee is responsible for assisting teachers/students in either regular classrooms and/or any other capacity.

Supervisor: Teacher of Record

Reports To : Head of School

Duties of this position include but are not limited to:

Assisting the Teacher in:

• Preparing instructional materials.
• Collecting materials needed by the teacher in presenting a unit of work.
• Assisting in arranging the learning environment, including assembling and putting materials on bulletin boards and in keeping such displays current.
• Assembling, adjusting, and maintaining equipment used in the instructional program
• Operating multi-media equipment. This duty would include preparing the room for the activity, obtaining the required material and equipment, the operation of the equipment, and the return of all materials and equipment to storage.
• Assisting in administering and scoring objective tests. The paraprofessional should not determine the grade.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Assisting with Students:

• Working with individual students or small groups on activities that have been assigned by the teacher, including listening to students read.
• Assisting within constraints of any specific program regulations, in the supervision of students during non-instructional times in the day such as during the lunch period, during that time when students are entering or leaving buses, or while otherwise on school premises, including duty before school, during school and during intermission periods.

Assisting With Clerical Duties:

• Completing record keeping tasks assigned by the teacher, such as lunch reports, attendance, recording grades in the register, report cards, cumulative records, and compiling program reports.
• Formatting individual student schedules.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High school graduate or equivalent
2. Ability to relate to children
3. Ability to pass a Level 2 background screening

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. College training in area
2. Typing and multi-media skills
3. Previous experience in similar position

More information regarding the Level 2 background screening can be found at Clearinghouse Education and Awareness (-awareness).