Teacher Assistant Job Description

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Teacher assistant provides supervision to TTAC early childhood staff and participate in the TTAC leadership team, ensuring that TTAC early childhood specialists focus Region 4 work efforts on the objectives set by the VDOE (Virginia Department of Education) and are consistent with the VDOE early childhood special education work plan.

Teacher Assistant Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Balances general ledger by preparing a trial balance

Prepares financial statements and food program reports by collecting, analyzing, summarizing account information and trends

Complies with federal,state, and local legal requirements by studying requirements

Receive, approve, and/or decline client invoices with approval from Center Director

Provide inventory support, including maintaining office materials and supplies

Receive requests for materials and equipment related to Third Party and Food Program

Prepare purchase orders accordingly, with approval from Center Director

Prepare appropriate schedules and reports as requested by clients and partners as need in relation to Third Party and Food Program

Maintain food program related inventory, menu, order, training

Monitor Food Specialist inventory procedures, menu planning procedures, ordering procedures, andtraining and development

Teacher Assistant Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Teacher Assistant

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, NH, NYS

Education for Teacher Assistant

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the teacher assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Collage Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Education, Associates, Early Childhood, Arts, Elementary Education, Art, Communication, Human Services

Skills for Teacher Assistant

Desired skills for teacher assistant include:

Child growth/development and behavior characteristics

Child growth and developmentally appropriate practices

Computers and job-related software programs

Early childhood education principles

Proper hand washing and infection control techniques

Regulations associated with the prevention of occupational disease and injury

Activities and approach in accordance with NAEYC standards

Growth and development of the specific age group of children she/he works with through developmentally appropriate language

Effective and appropriate care-giving practices utilized in early childhood care

Child development/early childhood education

Desired experience for teacher assistant includes:

Monitor Alerts on Day Care Works to maintain updated Agency Information

Team with teacher or senior teacher to write developmentally appropriate units of instruction (behavioral objectives and activities)

Responds to needs, questions, concerns of parents and children in an effective and timely manner

Responsible for the daily planning and execution of all classroom and outdoor activities for the group

Supervision for meal times, toileting procedures, inside and outside activities for children in the classroom

Attendance at all staff meetings, parent conferences (as needed), and ongoing training

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