Bilingual Teaching Assistant

The duties and responsibilities may vary greatly depending upon the needs of the students and teachers of the ELL program.  Under the supervision of a certified staff member, responsibilities may include monitoring, educational assistance, clerical duties, supportive services, transportation, and other activities related to the ELL program, as appropriate. The following are partial lists of responsibilities that may be performed by an assistant. It should be noted that all duties and responsibilities are under the supervision of registered or certified personnel.

GENERAL DUTIES:

 1. The teacher aide will participate in in-service activities. 

2. The teacher aide will at all times encourage and models appropriate behavior. 

3. The teacher aide will accept assigned tasks from teacher and ELL supervisory personnel. 

MONITORING DUTIES RELATED TO ELL TEACHER AIDE PLACEMENT:

1. Provide escort and assistance to students as necessary. 

2. Assist teacher in maintaining neat works and study areas.

3. Inform professional staff member of any problems encountered when interacting with the students.

4. Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips. 

5. Perform other appropriate duties and responsibilities as assigned.

 INSTRUCTIONAL/EDUCATIONAL DUTIES RELATED TO ASSIGNMENT: 

1. Instruct a group of students or an individual student in a particular academic or non-academic lesson planned and assigned by the teacher or support staff. 

2. Help maintain individual records for each child. 

3. Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on individual students’ needs interests, and abilities. 

4. Assist in preparation of instructional materials. 

5. Assist professional staff in identifying the specific skills that a student needs to develop. 6. Support ELL teachers’ efforts in working with regular education teachers.

7. Establish supportive relationship with pupils. 8. Perform other appropriate duties and responsibilities as assigned.

DUTIES RELATED TO ELL TEACHER AIDE ASSIGNMENT:

1. Write or type seating charts, schedules, and correspondence. 

2. Duplicate, assemble, and staple materials. 

3. Telephone parents when appropriate in Spanish or English. 

4. File. 

5. Assist in the translation of course documents for students and teacher communications with parents.

6. Assist teacher in attendance procedure. 

7. Check notebooks and supervises testing and make-up work as assigned by teacher.

8. Perform other appropriate duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten (10) months

SALARY: Per Support Staff Association Contract