Teacher's assistant

Teachers' aides perform non-teaching duties to assist teaching staff and provide care and supervision for children in schools and pre-school settings.

• demonstrating, observing and participating in activities that support the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and pre-school settings;
• preparing indoor and outdoor areas where learning and recreational activities take place;
• assisting children with intellectual, physical, behavioural and other learning difficulties in their learning;
• providing individual assistance to children in acquiring social skills;
• assisting in preparing teaching materials and copying and collating written and printed materials;
• operating audiovisual equipment, computers and other teaching aids;
• distributing and collecting lesson materials.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Teacher's assistant
• Assistant educator