Teacher's Assistant at Islamic Foundation – Villa Park, Illinois

In cooperation with the assigned classroom teacher(s), the teacher assistant will handle all routine non- teaching tasks to provide the teacher more time for effective teaching.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Establish a set time to meet with the teacher daily, to discuss plans for the week and the next day.
• To make copies and assist in the preparation of any teacher’s material that may be required for instruction, prior to the day of instruction.
• Perform research and generate material for lessons as requested by the teacher.
• Assist in the recording of grades.
• Collect and distribute all paperwork sent from the office and by the teacher and maintain all classroom records and files.
• Prepare and update bulletin boards once per month.
• Maintain the classroom discipline system and student logs for behavior and reading as well as additional documents, when requested by the teacher.
• Collect homework daily and maintain a record.
• Update homework daily on the bulletin board.
• Check and confirm that all students have accurately copied their homework into their planners.
• Verify that all students take ALL the necessary material home to complete their work.
• Follow up with students when they are ill or injured using proper documentation and follow up.
• Verify that all students have and eat a healthy lunch daily and assist with snack preparation as needed.
• Clean up tables, sweep the floor and rearrange chairs after snack time and lunch, if assigned as a teacher’s assistant to an early childhood classroom.
• To follow the correct procedures when sanitizing and washing tables, dishes, materials, and areas of the classroom that students use to avoid transmitting diseases.
• Assist in supervising the class during bathroom, lunch, recess, wudu, prayer, assembly, and dismissal.
• Escort students to and from other classes to ensure that they are never unattended.
• Uphold and follow all classroom policies such as discipline, collection of homework.
• Work with students in a small group setting as part of a differentiated instruction plan, when instructed by the classroom teacher.
• Inform the classroom teacher of all concerns involving the students.
• Provide opportunities for the children’s spiritual growth through activities and by example.
• Make appropriate adjustments to change and handle conflict and frustration constructively.
• Attend and participate in school programs when needed including All-School Program, PTC days, In-service day, Open House, and any other school activity requested by the administration.
• Attend to other students, classroom and/or school needs when asked.

• A minimum of a high school degree (or equivalent).
• Teacher Assistant Certificate (preferred)
• Knowledge of basic math, reading and writing skills.
• Ability to weigh options and think clearly.
• Ability to organize effectively.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in the English language.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with administration, students, staff.
• Ability to relate well with children, deal with student problems and maintain effective classroom discipline.
• Ability to handle classroom situations with fairness and patience.
• Willingness to follow the classroom teacher’s directions.