Pre-K Auxiliary Teacher

ALABAMA FIRST CLASS PRE-K PROGRAM

Pre-K Auxiliary Teacher

Location: Crestline Elementary School

Posting Period: July 25, 2024 - July 31, 2024

Interested applicants may apply through the ALSDE hiretrue website:

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Deadline for accepting applications: July 31, 2024, or until filled

JOB DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFICATIONS

TITLE : Pre-K Auxiliary Teacher

REPORTS TO: Principal

SUMMARY: Performs any combination of the following instructional tasks in the classroom to assist teaching staff of Pre-K classroom by performing the following duties:

SUPERVISOR: Principal

CONTRACT TYPE: 187 Days FLSA: Non-Exempt

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Plans, prepares, and develops various teaching aids that support learning.
• Assists in presenting subject matter to students, utilizing a variety of methods and techniques such as authentic learning experiences, discussion, and supervised role playing.
• Assist in TS Gold Assessment and other technology used to support classroom instruction and communication.
• Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts.
• Ability to work well with parents of small children.
• Ability to work with children and families from diverse social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

An assistant teacher must meet all of the following minimum requirements:

Be at least 19 years of age.

Possess a high school diploma or GED.

Possess a Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) OR at least 9 credit hours of college coursework in the field of Early Childhood Education or Child Development from a regionally accredited institution.

Possess appropriate experience (at least 12 months) working in early childhood or experience in other OSR approved settings.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, bend, stoops, squat, crouch, kneel, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must routinely lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50 pounds. Occasional restraining of out-of-control children is required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions for short periods of time.

EVALUATION:

Performance evaluation shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policies and administrative procedures and guidelines.

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job goals, qualifications, and responsibilities and the employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned. The Hartselle City Board of Education reserves the right to amend the job description as needed. The terms of employment shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Hartselle City Board of Education Policy Manual , the Students First Act and the Hartselle City Board of Education Salary Schedule .