Teacher Assistant

Job Duties

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Requirements

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Psychology

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Skills

Basic Skills

Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Learning Strategies Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Mathematics Using mathematics to solve problems.

Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Science Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Writing Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Instructing Teaching others how to do something.

Negotiation Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.

Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem-Solving Skills

Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills

Equipment Maintenance Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Installation Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.

Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Operations Analysis Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

Programming Writing computer programs for various purposes.

Quality Control Analysis Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Technology Design Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.

Troubleshooting Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Systems Skills

Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Systems Analysis Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Systems Evaluation Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Resource Management Skills

Management of Financial Resources Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Management of Material Resources Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Desktop Computer Skills

Presentations Using a computer application to create, manipulate, edit, and show virtual slide presentations.

Internet Navigating the Internet to find information, including the ability to open and configure standard browsers; use searches, hypertext references, and transfer protocols; and send and retrieve electronic mail (e-mail).

Navigation Using scroll bars, a mouse, and dialog boxes to work within the computer's operating system. Being able to access and switch between applications and files of interest.

Word Processing Using a computer application to type text, insert pictures, format, edit, print, save, and retrieve word processing documents

Graphics Working with pictures in graphics programs or other applications, including creating simple graphics, manipulating the appearance, and inserting graphics into other programs.

Databases Using a computer application to manage large amounts of information, including creating and editing simple databases, inputting data, retrieving specific records, and creating reports to communicate the information.

Work Context

Body Positioning

Requires kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling

Requires standing

Requires bending or twisting

Communication

Requires face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams

Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)

Requires telephone conversations

Requires writing letters and memos

Conflict

Includes conflict situations

Impact of Decisions

Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company

Opportunity to make decisions without supervision

Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization

Level of Challenge

Freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals

Requires being exact or highly accurate

Pace and Scheduling

Requires meeting strict deadlines

Personal Interaction

Requires coordinating or leading others in accomplishing work activities

Requires work with external customers or the public

Requires work with others in a group or team

Responsibility for Others

Includes responsibility for work outcomes and results

Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others

Work Setting

Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions

Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people

Tasks

Maintain a safe play environment.

Observe and monitor children's play activities.

Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.

Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped.

Sanitize toys and play equipment.

Dress children and change diapers.

Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.

Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.

Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.

Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.

Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.

Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.

Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.

Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.

Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.

Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.

Regulate children's rest periods.

Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.

Work Activities

Assisting and Caring for Others

Assist individuals with special needs.

Care for patients with mental illnesses.

Develop daily schedules for children or families.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Thinking Creatively

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Getting Information

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Performing General Physical Activities

Accompany individuals or groups to activities.

Clean tools or equipment.

Perform housekeeping duties.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Documenting/Recording Information

Maintain client information or service records.

Developing Objectives and Strategies

Developing and Building Teams

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Training and Teaching Others

Teach daily living skills or behaviors.

Teach health or hygiene practices.

Train service staff.

Scheduling Work and Activities

Tools and Technology

Alarm systems

Alarms

Balance or gross motor equipment

Climbing structures

Building blocks

Toy block sets

Car seats

Child car safety seats

Technology

Computer based training software

Educational software

Internet browser software

Web browser software

Word processing software

Microsoft Word

Minimum Education Required

High school diploma or equivalent

Minimum Experience Required

High school diploma or equivalent +

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

5

Compensation

$16.75 - $18.50 / Hourly

Postal Code

55411

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

93242

Job Benefits

Benefits

Olu’s offers a competitive benefits package which may include (subject to eligibility):

-Competitive Salary

-Paid Time Off (PTO)

-Sick and Safe Time (STT) for Part-time City of Minneapolis/Saint Paul employees

-Paid holidays

-Health, Dental, and Life Insurance

-Roth IRA Retirement program with an employer match

-Leaves: Bereavement, Sick, Military, Jury Duty, Air Patrol, Crime Victims, Domestic Abuse, Election Judge, Party Officer/Delegate, Voting, School Visitation, Pregnancy/Parental, etc.

-529 College Savings Plan

-Training and Development

-Employee Referral Program and other Bonuses

-Employee portal/app with 24/7 access

-Certified Woman-Owned and Minority-Owned Business

-Promote from within, growing company

-Join an organization that makes a difference!