primary school teaching assistant
Code 5312.2
The primary teaching assistant (asistente de educación) supports the teacher in class: student support, materials and learning climate. Use this Job Dictionary profile to school support role distinct from the lead teacher.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- primary school procedures
Skills and competences
- support children's wellbeing
- assist children in developing personal skills
- support the positiveness of youths
- assist students with equipment
- implement care programmes for children
- guarantee students' safety
- manage student relationships
- maintain students' discipline
- observar progresos de estudiantes
- attend to children's basic physical needs
- prepare youths for adulthood
- provide teacher support
- assist students in their learning
- perform playground surveillance
Transversal competences
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- handle children's problems
- provide lesson materials
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What to assess for this role
Assess patience, following instructions and respectful rapport with children.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does a teaching assistant do?
- Supports activities, accompanies students with needs and helps keep pedagogical order.
- Does it replace the teacher?
- No: they work under the lead teacher's direction.
- What to assess when hiring?
- Experience with children, teamwork and handling sensitive situations.
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences