Teacher Assistants
Instructional Assistant, Paraeducator, Paraprofessional, Teacher Assistant
What they do:
Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
On the job, you would:
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Teach social skills to students.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
Arts and Humanities
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Business
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- understanding people's reactions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Blackboard
- Data entry software
Computer based training software
- Children's educational software
- Text to speech software
Device drivers or system software
- Screen magnification software
- Screen reader software
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certificate after high school or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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