About this role
Pitt County Schools Job Description Exceptional Childrens Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver Reports To: Principal and Teacher/Bus Supervisor Term of Employment: 10 Months (School Year Calendar) Supervises: No one Performance Evaluation: Performance to be evaluated annually by the school principal and the bus supervisor Education/Qualifications: Associate's Degree or 2 years (min. 64 semester hrs.) of higher education Computer Skills Must be eligible for school bus driver's license (CDL). EC Teacher Assistant Responsibilities:
• Assist the teacher in implementing each child's Individual Education Program goals and objectives. • Assist in planning and preparing the learning environment, setting up centers, and preparing needed materials and supplies. • Assist students, as assigned by Principal, with personal care needs (feeding, toileting, etc.) and medical procedures for which trained. • Conduct learning exercises with small groups of students. • Guide students in developing positive relationships with peers and adults. • Assist with the supervision of students to ensure safety at all times. • Alert the teacher to special needs of individual students. • Collect and display suitable material for educational displays. • Develop materials and group lessons to meet instructional objectives determined by the teacher. • Correct students' work under the teacher's supervision. • Participate in discipline procedures and prescribe consequences for student behavior under teacher supervision. • Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing behavior or academic skills. • Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the teacher. • Help with general housekeeping tasks and to maintain a neat and organized classroom. • Maintain confidentiality, especially regarding student information. • Follow appropriate communication lines to discuss concerns- i.e.- teacher, principal, EC Program Staff. • Adhere to all policies of school and district. • Maintain bus license and accept bus driver assignments as needed. • Perform other duties as assigned by the classroom teacher and the building administrators.