POST:
Classroom Assistant - P1
RESPONSIBLE TO: The Principal
REPORTING TO: The Designated Teacher
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The person appointed will assist the teacher in the classroom, or outside if required, with the care and attention of the children in the designated class. This may include any of the following:
1. Assisting the teacher in the efficient running of the class;
2. Preparing materials for play sessions;
3. Setting up and cleaning away various items of apparatus and work;
4. Preparing work for pupils as directed by the teacher;
5. Supervising groups of children, or individual children, on specified activities, as directed by the teacher;
6. Assisting the teacher in talking and listening activities;
7. Participating in other classroom activities with the teacher;
8. Providing continuity of adult care;
9. Supervising play and cloakrooms, including handwashing, toileting, dressing and undressing;
10. Assisting with classroom administration e.g. collecting dinner money;
11. Duplicating written materials for use in the classroom;
12. Assisting with displays of children’s work;
13. Recording radio and television broadcasts;
14. Any other duties of a similar nature as may be required by the Principal.