The Brook Hill School Teacher's Aide Job Description
Position: LS Teacher’s Aide
Classification: Exempt
Hours per week: 40+
Grade/Subject: TBD and Subject to Change at the Principal’s discretion
Mission Statement: The Brook Hill School provides excellence in college preparatory education, affirms the gifts and challenges the potential of each student, and encourages students to honor God through Christ-like character.
Staff Profile:
The Brook Hill staff member should possess spiritual characteristics that reflect:
- Acceptance without reservation of The Brook Hill School Statement of Belief, Mission, Vision, Core Values, and other policies and statements found in the Brook Hill Employee Handbook
- A strong clear Christian testimony
- A mature, godly spirit
- A person of faith and prayer
The Brook Hill staff member should demonstrate a personal lifestyle that reflects:
- Biblical integrity
- A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
- The ability to listen and respond to counsel
- An authentic godly demonstration of love for students and a desire to personally invest in their spiritual, emotional, and social maturation
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field preferred
- Knowledge of and experience with relevant technology
- Solid biblical and theological foundation and understanding
Position Summary:
The primary duty of the LS Teacher’s Aide is to assist and aide the Lower School Teacher in the daily instruction and classroom management of lower school students.
Duties and Responsibilities (in a supportive role under the direction of the teacher):
- Possess and model a growing relationship with Christ and accept and uphold The Brook Hill School’s Statement of Faith
- Seamlessly and deliberately integrate Biblical truth and Christian values into day-to-day duties
- Take an active role in ensuring the school’s effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing pertinent information and commentary to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives
- Establish and adjust course outlines and objectives by following curriculum guidelines and school goals; modifying plans on the basis of student diagnostic and assessment procedures
- Convey information to students by using language concepts, examples, demonstrations, and teaching aids through such best practices utilizing the integration of technology with subject matter
- Maintain student-learning results by providing instructional feedback; coaching; counseling, and disciplining students; planning, monitoring, and appraising learning results
- Maintain records by documenting learning accomplishments, attendance, and behavior
- Guide students’ personal and social development by establishing rules and procedures for facilitating verbal participation and movement within the classroom, between classrooms, and on the playground
- Consistently partner and communicate with parents in the shared desire of student growth and success by providing academic information, suggesting educational and social resources, and addressing parents’ concerns
- Engage in ongoing communication and collaboration with Brook Hill team members in order to strengthen student performance and support
- Participate in the broader ministry of Brook Hill by contributing time, talent and treasure beyond assigned role and responsibilities
- Continue professional and technical growth by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional organizations
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations
- Occasional evening or weekend work may be required as it relates to the duties described
- Other duties as assigned by direct supervisor, the Head of School, or another designee of the Head of School
Key Competencies:
- Self-motivation
- High energy level
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Healthy conflict resolution skills
- Attention to detail
- High work standards
- Strong problem solving skills
- Decision making
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Critical thinking
- Stress tolerance
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Initiative
- Willingness to ask for help or information if needed to be successful
- Manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work well with volunteers from different age groups backgrounds and experience levels
- Excellent computer skills including excel spreadsheets, word documents, presentations, etc.
Physical Requirements:
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard
- Seeing to read a variety of materials
- Sitting or standing for extended periods of time
- Bending at the waist, kneeling, squatting, or crouching to file materials
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs