Teachers Assistant

Under the supervision of the Demonstration Teacher and the Assistant Principal, provide instructional and classroom support and supervise students at the UCLA Lab School. Duties include a wide variety of tasks involving classroom and instructional support to assist the teacher in the teaching-learning process for students. Collaborate with teaching and administrative staff to implement the day-to-day educational program at the UCLA Lab School, provide non-classroom (lunch, recess, fieldtrips, arrival/dismissal) supervision for students as assigned and provide non-instructional assistance to office staff and teachers. Please note, this position is subject to possible curtailment during breaks and summer months.
Percentage of Time:
100
Shift Start:
7:30 am
Shift End:
4:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
26
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Qualifications
Required/Preferred
1. Bilingual; skill in speaking, reading and writing Spanish/English.
Required
2. Skill in speaking clearly and simply to convey information and directions to children.
Required
3. Ability to work and speak to people of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds to welcome and establish good working relationships with staff, parents and children.
Required
4. Skill in contributing to a positive and stimulating educational environment.
Required
5. Skill in establishing and maintaining a cooperative working relation with other staff members.
Required
6. Ability to apply teaching theory and approaches to relevant classroom teaching.
Required
7. Ability to make inventory of curriculum materials and equipment for classroom use.
Required
8. Demonstrated experience working with children in a pre-K-6th educational environment.
Required
9. Ability to set up and organize classroom materials for children within a set schedule.
Required
10. Working knowledge of effective and appropriate methods of working with children.
Required
11. Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made in a pre-K to 6 environment.
Required
12. Knowledge of the school organization and its community, including parents.
Required
13. Knowledge of expected or age appropriate behavior of children, that is, basic characteristics of ages and stages.
Required
14. Skill to make learning aids which will strengthen lesson plans.
Required
15. Ability to comprehend the purpose of teacher designed strategies as a fulfillment of the instructional objective.
Required
16. Ability to discern inappropriate or concerning student behavior and refer this to the supervisor discretely.
Required
17. Ability to respond to sensitive incidents (visible illness, behavior/emotional problems, lack of bladder control, minor injuries, etc.) that may occur with school-age children and use sound judgment to safeguard the child's confidence and dignity.
Required
18. Ability to impart information to the child's level of comprehension both verbally and written or through use of visual aides.
Required
19. Ability to apply impartial and consistent methods of recognition, reward and discipline.
Required
20. Ability to solve most minor problems related to children's social interaction and disagreements with discretion, sensitivity, and diplomacy.
Required
21. Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions with minimal supervision.
Required
22. Skill to use PC or Macintosh computers efficiently including working knowledge of the most current version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Required
23. Ability to record and store data accurately for efficient retrieval.
Required
24. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information.
Required
25. Skill sufficient to operate audiovisual equipment and frequently used office machines.
Required
26. Skills in writing grammatically correct lesson plans and curriculum materials.
Required
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
CX-Clerical & Allied Services
Application Deadline:
02-01-2024
External Posting Date: