What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teaching Assistant position at British International School of Houston?
Teaching Assistant
Background:
The British International School Houston is looking to appoint an outstanding Learning Support Assistant to inspire, challenge and support our Early Years and Primary School students in our state of the art purpose built school.
The role:
With proven organizational and inter-personnel skills and a love for working with children, you will be an excellent communicator who gets on well with colleagues, students and parents within an international and multi-cultural setting. Your role is to support and develop the learning and well-being of all children.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- 18 years or older
- High school diploma or equivalent
- communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- previous experience working in an early childhood setting
- be able to provide two professional references
Roles and Responsibilities
Duties will include:
In fulfilling the requirements of the post, the successful candidate will demonstrate essential professional characteristics, and in general will:
- deliver tailored teaching activities to students on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups
- make sure that the pupils you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity
- support the social and emotional development of students, reporting any issues when required
- support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behavior and promoting positive behavior
- listen to students read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one
- guide and monitor pupil progress
- help with the planning of some lessons
- provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students’ progress
- carry out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources
- duty responsibilities: supervision of students during indoor and outdoor break times
Application process
If you would like to be a part of our school community, and have the right blend of experience, creativity, organization and passion, then we would love to hear from you.
All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
