Teacher Assistant (BakerRipley Early Childhood Development Center)

Teacher Assistants in BakerRipley Community Schools support the whole-child by focusing on the development of our students through high quality innovative intervention and progress monitoring. Teacher Assistants also maintains data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress during interventions.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Use identified scientific, research-based interventions focused specifically on individual student difficulties in reading, writing
  
  

and/or mathematics.

• Differentiates intervention plans for students based on their unique learning profiles so that students of all ability levels are
  
  

engaged and challenged.

• Uses collected assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to target areas for improvement.
• Provide data to the school teams and participate in decisions about student progress.
• Submits up-to-date intervention plans to the appropriate administrator.
• Adjusts course as necessary to maximize effectiveness of interventions after a cycle of data collection, reflection, and
  
  

learning.

• Facilitates, manages, and coordinates student practice through meaningful learning experiences.
• Checks for academic understanding frequently and provides feedback in order to ensure student learning.
• Communicates high expectations for character and behavior by teaching, practicing, and reinforcing rules and expectations.
• Collaborates with content and grade-level teachers to ensure alignment and consistency of student academic habits, traits,
  
  

and mindsets.

• Utilize tracking system to maintain lists of students participating in interventions.
• Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines and honoring the schedules and
  
  

working styles of other colleagues.

• Perform related duties and responsibilities as requested by the Director and/or principal.
• Widely knowledgeable of the campus requirements, academic policies, and community support services available to students
  
  

and families.

• Creates a welcoming environment to instill values of respect and kindness so that students feel comfortable and supported
  
  

enough to take risks.

• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with young and school-aged children and/or teaching experience highly desirable.
• Experience as an interventionist highly desirable.
  
  

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Flexibility: Advanced

Organizing: Advanced

Initiative: Advanced

Dependable: Advanced

Collaboration: Advanced

Behaviours

Preferred

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivation

Preferred

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Education or related field

Experience

Required

3 years: related experience

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