Teaching Assistant - Carpentry
$44,345,600–$67,704,000 year
On-siteNew Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Support teachers in planning daily carpentry activities, lead classroom instruction, and supervise students in the shop to ensure a safe, stimulating environment. Prepare instructional materials, grade papers, and tutor students individually or in groups to reinforce learning. Enforce school rules, maintain open communication with parents regarding progress, and serve as a role model while implementing district educational goals. This 10-month position (185 days) requires a high school graduate with carpentry experience and knowledge of hand and power tool safety.
Required Qualifications
- High School graduate
- experience in Carpentry
- knowledge and experience with hand and power tool safety
- Demonstrates effective classroom management skills
- provides for sound and effective techniques of instruction
- A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Have the desire and skill to work with a diverse community in a meaningful and genuine manner
- Culturally Proficient leadership skills including visioning, active listening, coaching, facilitation, and use of data for decision making
- Demonstrates the ability to adjust presentation of subject content to students needs and interests
- Effectively utilizes class space to form an environment conducive to learning
- effectively uses instructional facilities, equipment and materials
- Ability to communicate effectively
- ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all school employees, students, teachers, parents, and vendors
- ability to recognize school-wide priorities and work cooperatively to support their accomplishment
- ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deal effectively with interruptions, occasionally under time pressure
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for learning and interest in students
- Encourages students to set and maintain high standards of achievement and classroom behavior
- Demonstrates effective knowledge and use of curriculum content (subject-matter and skills) associated with the instructional assignment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Must demonstrate effective knowledge of and be sensitive to the needs of a diverse student population
- Willing and able to perform assigned duties in a manner that is sensitive to different personalities
- respectful of the role and authority of school leaders
- sensitive to community dynamics
- Serve as a role model and mentor to young students
- Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other staff and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact
- Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment such as, but not limited to, a personal computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine
- Some climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motions
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