Shadow teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Shadow teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Shadow teacher key duties/responsibilities, Shadow teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Shadow teacher duties:

1. Complies with all rules and policies in regards to safety.

2. Complies with all rules, regulations and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook, Fiscal Handbook, Operations Manual, Program Handbook and the Rules for Licensing of Child Care Facilities.

3. Helps Lead Teacher develop, plan, and implement appropriate ABA curriculum and methods.

4. Assists Lead Teacher in the development of each child’s individual goals and objectives.

5. Sets up and maintains appropriate learning environment.

6. Attends and participates in required meetings.

7. Meets monthly with the Lead Teacher for supervisory meetings.

8. Collateral contact with therapists and other members of the child’s team is conducted in a professional manner.

9. Maintains accurate daily progress notes, data collection, attendance records and completes all paperwork in a timely manner.

10. Maintains discretion and confidentiality of child and family information at all times.

11. Alerts Lead Teacher to any problems or social information about an individual child.

12. Assumes temporary responsibility for the learning environment in the absence of the Lead Teacher.

13. Seeks professional growth through reading, attending workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or completing advanced course work.

14. Communicates professionally at all times with students, family members, consultants, elementary school personnel, referral sources, all other staff members and other providers.

15. Performs daily activities such as, but not limited to, reading, playing and doing activities with the children, changing diapers, food preparation, as well as the cleaning and organizing of the physical space.

16. Functions as a teacher or a shadow in inclusionary settings.

17. Actively participates in pre-service and in-service information and training sessions.

18. Performs such other appropriate and position-related duties and assumes such other responsibilities as the Lead Teacher, Program Coordinator and/or the Program Director may assign.

II. List of Shadow teacher qualifications

1. Must be an American Citizen or maintain legal alien status.

2. Must have a valid driver’s license. Driving to/from fieldtrips may be necessary.

3. Must possess the ability to deal with the stress of the position in an appropriate manner.

4. Must possess the mental, physical and emotional health to carry out the position of Teacher Assistant I of the Early Childhood Services’ program.

5. A minimum of a Bachelors in Special Education, Early Childhood or a related field.

6. Ed Tech III certification is preferred.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.