BEING AND BECOMING
A TEACHER'S AIDE

• When you need all the help you can get - There are times when teachers need three sets of hands, an extra pair of eyes, and the ability to be in two places at once…cases where a student with special needs cannot stay in the regular classroom without extra assistance…days when three kids need help with spelling while the rest of the class acts out a play or everybody gets the new math concept except one student who needs some one-on-one help ...

• Teacher's Aide Resume Sample (1)

• Teacher's Aide Resume Sample (2)

• Teacher's Aide Job Application covering letter

• What Does a Teacher's Aide Do?
Teacher Aides provide classroom and clerical assistance to Elementary and Secondary Teachers. Duties may include typing and record keeping. They may call roll, prepare attendance records, grade homework, and record scores. They may supervise study halls, cafeterias, hallways, and yards/playgrounds. Tasks include: This information lists tasks that may or may not be a regular part of the job. Others assist in libraries and operate audio-visual equipment. They may handle students' behavior problems and help in directing students' learning activities. They may help plan, prepare and develop teaching aids and distribute teaching materials.

• Teacher Assistants - US Deparment of Labor - Nature of the Work of a Teacher Assistant or Teacher's Aide, Working Conditions, Employment, Training, Earnings, etc.

• Training to become a classroom assistant in the UK can be discussed via the free LearnDirect advice line: 0800 100 900 - More information here.

• TimePlan employs classroom assistants on an agency basis throughout the UK.

• Teacher's Aide Job Specification - from Washington State.