In order to be considered for any vacancy within the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, an application must be fully completed. If you are among the qualified candidates, you will receive a call or email from our Human Resources Recruiter to schedule an interview.
In House Only Applicants (Tribal Members and Employees currently working within a Kickapoo Entity)
Position: Teacher Aide (Tutorial)
Supervisor: Academic Services Manager or Designee
Division: Tribal Education Administration
Department: Tribal Education
Responsibilities
Responsible for assisting Teachers in the planning, preparing, and implementing the applicable curriculum of the classroom and overseeing daily activities as related to the classroom. This includes but is not limited to assisting students with assignments, projects, activities, indoor and outdoor learning activities, meal or snack time activities, and student transportation duties as applicable. Competency to provide effective and nurturing teacher-student interactions, plan and implement learning experiences that ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment and promote student’s progress with regard to the Education Administration’s standard, including students with disabilities and dual language learners, as applicable.
Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following:
Preparing learning materials and equipment, such as books, arts and crafts, stationery, and other supplies as needed.
Interacting with children to provide guidance, emotional support, and motivation to complete tasks.
Maintaining an organized and clean classroom environment and ensuring students conduct themselves appropriately.
Ensuring that all program rules, policies, and guidelines are adhered to in the classroom.
Plans, organizes, and ensures at the start of each day all activities are ready when students arrive.
Greets and acknowledges student when they arrive, while also following drop-off policies and procedures within the program.
Assists students, individually or in small groups, with homework supervision
Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, cafeteria, playground, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive enriching environment.
Assist students during snack time and/or meal times
Enforce cleanup activities between transition times (from classroom to playground) by modeling appropriate behavior.
Performs general clerical tasks (e.g. laminating, making posters, making copies, bulletin boards, filing, newsletters, etc.) for the purpose of helping the Program.
Provide an environment of comfort and security for students by indulging in nurturing behavior.
Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and/or inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, change in behavior, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to the appropriate program staff
Monitors attendance to ensure Student-Teacher ratio is within the standards of the program and supports where needed
Manages discipline, utilizes the Incident Report form when needed and brings concerns to the attention of applicable Program Management
Maintains first aid kit and follows health and safety procedures established for the Education Administration program
Follows procedures for late pickup and utilizes applicable forms and documentation resources
Support services and individualization activities for children.
Provide feedback to classroom teacher in the area of individualization documentation.
Support the development of the weekly lesson plans by providing input as to his/her classroom observations of individual children or groups
Reinforce lessons presented by teachers by reviewing material with students one-on-one or in small groups
Support a healthy and nurturing environment for all…