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Pleasant Hill Elementary - K-3 Teacher Assistant
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What they do
A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$34,086 / year median in Tennessee
+10% projected growth
Job Description
The job of teacher assistant was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional program within the assigned school with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision and instruction of special needs students; observing and documenting student progress; implementing plans for instruction; and assisting students in small group settings to increase academic skills in ELA and Math. This job reports to the principal. Minimum requirements : Associate's degree or 60 semester hours of college credit, from an accredited college or university, or a passing score on the Parapro test. 182 days/7 hours per day