Looking for ELL Teaching Assistant in Columbus, OH

Job title: ELL Teaching Assistant

Company: Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation

Job description: Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, to assist certified professional staff with English language learners in the classroom to meet instructional goals and objectives, and to free certified professional employees from non-professional duties to enable them to make a contribution to other aspects of the educational program, such as curriculum development.



Essential Job Functions

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.


• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.


• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.


• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.


• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.


• Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.


• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.


• Accompanies students on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.


• Constructs, copies and distribute and use educational materials as needed.


• Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.


• Assists language learners, including those with special needs, in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement of ILP/IEP objectives, etc.


• Participates in ILP/IEP process and serves as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.


• Assist students with disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.


• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.


• May assist in the training of other teaching assistants.

• Assist counseling or building administration, as needed.


• Perform any other related duties as assigned

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.


• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.


• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).


• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.


• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.


• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship culturally and linguistically diverse students.


• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.


• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.


• Effective writing and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish (preferred, not required).

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