What are the responsibilities and job description for the OSR Pre-K Auxiliary Teacher position at Alabama State Department of Education?
JOB TITLE: PreK Auxiliary Teacher (OSR)
SALARY RANGE: PreK Auxiliary Teacher (OSR) Salary Schedule (Salary based on employment for complete year) Click Here
REPORTS TO: Teacher, Principal, and Children’s Services Classroom Support/OSR Monitors and Coach
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with established board policies and administrative procedures and guidelines.
PROVIDES SUPPORT TO: PreK Teacher
SUPERVISES: None
DAYS/ HOURS: 187 Days/ 7.5 hours
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
Education and Experience :
- Must meet all of the following requirements: possess a high school diploma or GED: possess a Child Development Associate Credential (CDA), or at least 9 credit hours of college coursework in the field or Early Childhood Education or Child Development. Experience (at least 12 months) working in early childhood or experience in other OSR approved settings.
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Required Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive knowledge of early childhood education including all domains of learning and
development - Ability to individualize using assessment data to drive instruction
- Proficient with Google Drive
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
Teaching Strategies Gold
Performance Responsibilities:
- Assumes the responsibilities of the teacher in her/his absence from work with the
assistance of a paid substitute. When a question arises in the classroom, defers to the teacher at all
times. - Works individually or in small groups with children to reinforce learning concepts
presented by the teacher. Assists and helps monitor students with the use of
technology in the classroom. Leads instructional activities under the direction of
teacher to include playground activities. - Reads daily lesson plans for school day prior to beginning and assist with
long-range, weekly and daily lesson planning. - Assists with student observations and recording relevant data to assess progress,
under the direction of the teacher. This may include reporting and recording in TSGold. - Assists in routine duties such as:
a. Room organization and maintaining bulletin boards
b. Completing lunch and attendance forms
c. Completing attendance form
d. Snack and rest time
e. Bathroom duties
f. Prepares teaching materials
g. Assists with daily cleaning duties of the classroom as requested by the teacher
- Assist with morning arrival and/or afternoon dismissal duties daily.
- Maintain a positive work ethic, be aware of professional boundaries, and ensure confidentiality is maintained.
- Attend in-service workshops, trainings, meetings, etc. as required. Must attend a minimum of 10 hours of OSR sponsored training each year plus 10 additional hours of training offered by local or regional programs for a total of 20 hours. Attendance at the OSR sponsored PreK conference is mandatory.
- Required to document all local and OSR training attendance in Power School and keep training certificates onsite for verification of attendance.
- Other job duties as required by the Children’s Services Classroom Support/OSR Coach or Principal.
Background Check Required:
(Ala. Code §§ 16-22A-5) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible
fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to finger, to handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, and kneel. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Adequate physical and mental health documented with a signed statement from a physician.
- Position will be subject to the Students First Act of 2011. Cullman City Schools reserves the right to fill this position by internal applicants by means of transfer
- Under the Students First Act of 2011, no credit toward tenure or non-probationary status is earned in the initial year of employment if hired after September 30.
Cullman City Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.