Description
Support licensed teachers by assisting with instruction, classroom management, and clerical tasks in preschool through secondary settings. Work under a teacher’s direction to implement lessons, supervise students, and help deliver educational programs and services.
- • Assist with bus loading and unloading.
- • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as assigned.
- • Clean and tidy classrooms and learning areas.
- • Collect and record student payments for school activities.
- • Demonstrate basic skills (e.g., sports, arts, crafts) under teacher guidance.
- • Coordinate instructional efforts with the classroom teacher.
- • Distribute textbooks, workbooks, papers, and supplies.
- • Hand out and collect tests and homework.
- • Enforce school policies and classroom rules.
- • Grade assignments and tests and record results using paper or electronic tools.
- • Instruct and monitor safe use of classroom equipment and materials.
- • Laminate and protect instructional materials.
- • Assist with classroom computers and help students with hardware and software.
- • Observe student performance and record data to track progress.
- • Operate and care for audio-visual equipment.
- • Organize and label materials; display student work appropriately.
- • Organize and supervise games and recreational activities.
- • Support teacher-parent conferences with documentation or observations.
- • Help plan and prepare teaching aids (bibliographies, charts, graphs).
- • Prepare lesson materials, bulletin boards, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
- • Present content to students as directed by the teacher (read aloud, lead discussions, role-play).
- • Requisition, stock, and track classroom supplies.
- • Supervise students in classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, playgrounds, gyms, and on field trips.
- • Take attendance and maintain accurate records.
- • Teach and model social skills.
- • Tutor individuals or small groups to reinforce instruction.
- • Type, file, copy, and scan materials.
- • Use computers and audio-visual tools to supplement presentations.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
