ISCO Occupation Group 5312.2 Primary School Teaching Assistant
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Primary School Teaching Assistant: Primary school teaching assistants provide instructional and practical support to primary school teachers. They reinforce instruction with students in need of extra attention and prepare the materials the teacher needs in class. They also perform clerical work, monitor the students' learning progress and behaviour and supervise the students with and without the head teacher present.
Essential Skills
- Assist Students With Equipment
- Maintain Students' Discipline
- Perform Playground Surveillance
- Assist Students In Their Learning
- Support The Positiveness Of Youths
- Manage Children'S Problems
- Give Constructive Feedback
- Prepare Youths For Adulthood
- Provide Teacher Support
- Assist In Children'S Development Of Basic Personal Skills
- Primary School Procedures
- Observe Student'S Progress
- Encourage Students To Acknowledge Their Achievements
- Guarantee Students' Safety
- Manage Student Relationships
- Attend To Children'S Basic Physical Needs
- Support Children'S Wellbeing
- Provide Lesson Materials
- Implement Care Programmes For Children
Optional Skills
- Work With Virtual Learning Environments
- Consult Students On Learning Content
- Advise On Lesson Plans
- Disability Types
- Organise Creative Performance
- Escort Students On A Field Trip
- Learning Difficulties
- Workplace Sanitation
- Promote The Safeguarding Of Young People
- Common Children'S Diseases
- Maintain Relations With Children'S Parents
- Curriculum Objectives
- Teamwork Principles
- Provide After School Care
- Assess The Development Of Youth
- Teach Primary Education Class Content
- Perform Classroom Management
- Prepare Lesson Content
- Assess Students
- Liaise With Educational Support Staff
- Facilitate Teamwork Between Students
- First Aid
Alternative Names
- Teaching Assistant In Primary Schools
- Primary School Paraprofessional
- Primary School Assistant
- Primary School Teaching Aide
- Primary School Ta
- Primary Education Teaching Assistant
- Primary School Instructional Assistant
