What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educational Assistant - Pre-K position at Franklin County Schools?
1. Work with individual students or small groups of students, as directed, to reinforce learning of material or skills;
2. Administer, score, and record such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students;
3. Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes;
4. Distribute and collect workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction;
5. Assist with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play period, and field trips;
6. Check work, correct papers, and supervise testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher;
7. Assume responsibility for knowing and following safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job;
8. Check and record attendance;
9. Arrange bulletin boards;
10. Assist with supervision of students in lunchroom, playground and loading the bus;
11. Attend to the student's personal needs (including the changing of diapers), when needed;
12. Assist the teacher in assimilating material for class displays; and
13. Perform other duties as assigned.
To ensure the safety and welfare of students and staff, the district shall require criminal history background checks and fingerprinting of applicants for teaching positions and any other positions that require proximity to children.
Additionally, satisfactory results from a required pre-employment drug screen as well as checks with various state/federal registries are required before an applicant is actually employed by Franklin County Schools.