What are the responsibilities and job description for the LOA Teacher Assistant-Mount Hope High School 7:30am-3:00pm (2024-2025 School Year Only) position at Mt. Hope High School?
LOA Full-time Teacher Assistant position available at Mount Hope High School (2024-2025 School Year Only)
A Teacher Assistant provides instructional or other direct services related to the school’s curriculum to students (and/or their parents/legal guardian) under the supervision and direction of the classroom teacher or other appropriately certified professional staff. This includes those who:
Provide one-on-one instructional reinforcement (referred to as tutoring in Title I programs) if such is scheduled at a time when a student would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher,
Assist with classroom management, such as by organizing instructional materials,
Provide instructional assistance in a computer laboratory,
Provide instructional support in a library or media center,
Provide instructional assistance along with acting as a translator, or
Provide instructional support services under the direct supervision of a highly qualified teacher.
Provide personal care to students that may include, but not limited to, toileting, diapering, changing clothes, feeding and wiping nose. Use lifting techniques, specific to students needs up to 50?75 lbs as determined by OT, PT or Nurse. Assume other duties and assignments that may be made from time to time by the Director of Pupil Personnel Services or School Principal.
Participation on the Building Crisis Management Team is require.
Attendance is an essential function of all BWRSD positions.
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Course completion and current certification in Safety Care Training and/or CPI (as designated by Director of PPS) is mandatory for all Teacher Assistants.
High school diploma or general equivalency diploma;
Completion of a Teacher Assistant Pre-Employment Training Program approved by the RI Department of Education (RIDE).
Three (3) exceptions to this particular qualification:
Those hired before January 1, 1999
Those with certification as a TA in another state,
Those with an associates degree or bachelors degree AND who have completed coursework or other training consistent with the teacher assistant program standards. It is a district's decision whether coursework or other training is consistent with the teacher assistant program standards.
Meet one (1) of the following requirements:
Successfully pass the ParaPro Assessment. OR
Complete at least 2 years of study at an institution of higher education OR
Obtain an associates or higher degree.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Bristol Warren Regional School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
