Teaching Assistant

UCLA Lab School Assistant

Housed under the newly developed University Consortium of Schools (previously PreK-12), the UCLA Lab School is an innovative school for children ages 4-12 and a laboratory for teachers and researchers in the School of Education & Information Studies (SE&IS) at UCLA. The Business Office manages and supports an annual budget of $11 million and manages over 100+ academic and career employees, 30+ student workers, independent contractors, and volunteers.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Demonstration Teacher and the Academic Coordinator/Administrator, provide instructional and classroom support and supervise students at the UCLA Lab School. Duties include a wide variety of tasks involving classroom and instructional support to assist the teacher in the teaching-learning process for students. Collaborate with teaching and administrative staff to implement the day-to-day educational program at the UCLA Lab School, provide non-classroom (lunch, recess, fieldtrips, arrival/dismissal) supervision for students as assigned and provide non-instructional assistance to office staff and teachers. Please note, this position is subject to possible curtailment during breaks and summer months.

Salary & Compensation

UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

• Bilingual; skill in speaking, reading and writing Spanish/English. Skill in speaking clearly and simply to convey information and directions to children.
• Ability to work and speak to people of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds to welcome and establish good working relationships with staff, parents and children.
• Skill in contributing to a positive and stimulating educational environment. Skill in establishing and maintaining a cooperative working relation with other staff members.
• Demonstrated experience working with children in a pre-K-6th educational environment. Ability to apply teaching theory and approaches to relevant classroom teaching. Ability to make inventory of curriculum materials and equipment for classroom use.
• Ability to set up and organize classroom materials for children within a set schedule. Working knowledge of effective and appropriate methods of working with children.
• Working knowledge of the core subjects in a pre-K to 6 environment. Skill to make learning aids that will strengthen lesson plans. Ability to comprehend the purpose of teacher-designed strategies as a fulfillment of the instructional objective.
• Knowledge of expected or age-appropriate behavior of children, that is, basic characteristics of ages and stages. Ability to discern inappropriate or concerning student behavior and refer this to the supervisor discretely.
• Ability to respond to sensitive incidents (visible illness, behavior/emotional problems, lack of bladder control, minor injuries, etc.) that may occur with school-age children and use sound judgment to safeguard the child's confidence and dignity.
• Ability to impart information to the child's level of comprehension both verbally and written or through use of visual aides. Ability to solve most minor problems related to children's social interaction and disagreements with discretion, sensitivity, and diplomacy.
• Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions with minimal supervision. Skills in writing grammatically correct lesson plans and curriculum materials.
• Skill to use PC or Macintosh computers efficiently using the most current version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Skill sufficient to operate audiovisual equipment and frequently used office machines. Ability to record and store data accurately for efficient retrieval.

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• TB Test: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory TB test.
• CANRA: The position is designated as a mandatory reporter under CANRA. The employee must sign the "Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse".

Schedule

7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Union/Policy Covered

CX-Clerical & Allied Services