Teaching Associate

Position title: Teaching Associate

Position description: The teaching associate will perform duties necessary to support his/her assigned classroom teacher.

Position classification: Exempt (salaried employee).

Reports to: Head of School and works with assigned Classroom Teacher.

Qualifications:

• Possess a minimum of an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, or significant experience as a teaching assistant/para-professional.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with students, fellow teachers, parents, community members, administrators, and board members.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of an assigned Classroom Teacher and the Head of School, Teaching Associates will:

• Report directly to the assigned Classroom teacher for all matters relating to classroom instruction and oversight of students in his/her charge.
• Report to Head of School for all matters relating to employment and general duties relating to oversight of students and classroom instruction.
• Comply with the policies and procedures of Mason Preparatory School as outlined in the Board Policy Manual, Faculty Handbook, Student Handbook and Employee Handbook, focusing on:
• All matters pertaining to instruction and curriculum
• Safety of children
  • Supervising the safe movement of students throughout the campus
  • Assisting as assigned and being prompt with morning and afternoon walker/biker duty.
  • Promoting playground safety
• Emergency management
  • Teaching emergency procedures to students
  • Participating in drills on emergency situations
• Implement the school’s curriculum under the direction of an assigned Classroom teacher for assigned teaching areas to include the following specific items:
  • Meet the goals and objectives outlined in the school’s Curriculum Standards.
  • Meet or exceed the specific requirements of the school’s curriculum for each grade or course taught as outlined in the applicable Curriculum Guide(s).
  • Plan and present interesting, effective lessons which present required instructional material using multi-sensory approaches (i.e. kinesthetic, tactile, auditory, and visual).
  • Plan and present interesting, effective lessons which incorporate all levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy as appropriate for the grade level taught:
    • Knowledge (recall of procedure, facts, etc.)
    • Comprehension (understand or be able to explain)
    • Application (apply to a similar situation)
    • Analysis (breakdown into components, causes, etc.)
    • Synthesis (create)
    • Evaluation (judge with justification)
  • Building on effective presentation techniques, provide adequate comprehension checks, reinforcement, and re-teaching as necessary to ensure that the subject content has been taught well enough for each student to respond successfully.
  • Schedule curriculum-related field trips that enhance and do not duplicate experiences provided at other levels within the school’s curriculum.
  • Coordinate or assist as assigned with enrichment activities (state level, i.e. SCISA, or local competitions and clinics, weekly enrichment classes, student clubs/activities, etc.).
  • Coordinate instruction with preparation for annual standardized testing.
  • Provide tutorial/remedial assistance for students as needed.
  • Participate in ongoing curriculum upgrades and identification of instructional aids as necessary to fully implement the curriculum.
• Communicate effectively with school constituencies to include the following specific items:
  • Maintain high standards of verbal and written communication.
  • Maintain open, effective lines of communications with administrators, fellow teachers, parents, and students.
• Administer discipline guidelines with fairness and consistency as outlined in the faculty and student handbooks.
• Always maintain a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Seek professional development opportunities to maintain currency in areas of expertise and enhance quality of instruction.

Hours of Employment:

• Employee is expected to be at school during school operation from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm for full-time employees and as scheduled for part-time employees. On occasion, Employee may be required to attend scheduled school events outside of these hours.