General Description of Responsibilities:
1. Duties in relationship to individual children or in groups
- help teacher in curriculum implementation of educational program
- help with daily record keeping and appropriate reporting
- help teacher evaluate children as appropriate
- help teacher with case management
- help teacher in planning future placements
- maintain safe and organized physical environment for children
- help in data collection for research projects as required
2. Duties in relationship to other staff
- assist in daily set-up of classroom
- aid in implementing the programs of the professional specialists
- communicate effectively with team members
- maintain regular communication with Program Director, Laboratory Coordinator and teachers
- attend staff meetings when appropriate
- maintain positive professional work environment
- attend in-service meetings as appropriate
3. Duties in relationship to parents
- maintain informal contact with parents
- participate in parent social and educational functions
- with other staff, conduct home visits when appropriate
- discuss child’s program with parent and teacher when appropriate
- participate in formal parent conferences when required by teacher
4. Duties in relationship to college students
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help teacher in guiding college student classroom participation when
appropriate
