The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) invites interested candidates who wish to be considered as Teacher Assistants during the National State of Disaster to register their profiles on the WCED’s on-line system.

WCED Opportunity

Requirements:

• Applicants must have an interest in the teaching profession.
• Be in possession of a completed education qualification or an appropriate undergraduate qualification and/or be in the process of completing an education qualification.

Job Function:

• To facilitate lesson plans drafted by the Educator
• To provide support in the classroom

HOW TO APPLY

Salary:

The Teacher Assistant project is an initiative of the Western Cape Education Department, a relevant stipend will be paid in line with the determination of the Department of Public Service and Administration (in the absence of a determination of the Department of Basic Education).

The stipends for the two categories of Teacher Assistants are as follows:

Completed Degree = R5 000 per month

Incomplete Degree = R4 000 per month

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What does a Teacher Assistant Do?

A teacher assistant will typically do the following:

• Reinforce lessons presented by teachers by reviewing material with students one-on-one or in small groups
• Enforce school and class rules to help teach students proper behaviour
• Help teachers with record-keeping, such as tracking attendance and calculating grades
• Help teachers prepare for lessons by getting materials ready or setting up equipment, such as computers
• Supervise students in class, between classes, during lunch and recess, and on field trips

Teacher assistants are also called teacher’s aides, instructional aides, paraprofessionals, and paraeducators. Generally, teachers introduce new material to students, and teacher assistants help reinforce the lessons by working with individual students or small groups of students. For example, they may help students learn research skills by helping them find information for reports.

Teacher assistants are also called teacher’s aides, instructional aides, paraprofessionals, and paraeducators. Generally, teachers introduce new material to students, and teacher assistants help reinforce the lessons by working with individual students or small groups of students. For example, they may help students learn research skills by helping them find information for reports.

Source: CareerExplorer.com