Teaching Assistant, College and Career Readiness
Employer
Salary/Grade
Benefits
Job Category
- Professional
Application Period
Closes: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Target Start Date
Expected Work Hours
Employment Type
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
- Associate’s degree from an accredited institution
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Flexible schedule with the ability to work morning, day, afternoons and evenings
- Ability to thoroughly assist with the informational needs of individuals
- Demonstrated strong organizational and planning skills
- Strong computer skills and commitment to using technology
- Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to change
- Able to work at other locations if needed
- Openness and willingness to engage in professional development activities
- Ability to be self-directed as well as work effectively and collaboratively with others in a team environment
- Familiarity with and appreciation for the mission of a comprehensive community college
- Effectiveness in the following College organizational competencies:
- Translating College purpose, values, and vision into organizational action
- Collaborating and facilitating
- Creating and innovating
- Anticipating and responding to change
- Providing vision and leadership
- Assessment of student learning
- Engagement and assessment of successful student retention models
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred: Experience using ZOOM
Position Description
Davidson-Davie Community College (DDCC) is an award-winning institution known for a commitment to excellence and student success. The DDCC community is dedicated to providing a high quality education designed to prepare students to live and work in an increasingly interconnected world. To this end, DDCC celebrates the value of a diverse faculty and staff and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. DDCC faculty and staff are passionate about equity and our responsibility to work with each unique student to support them in successfully attaining their goals.
DDCC's benefits and other resources make it possible to excel both professionally and personally. We are a dynamic community that supports and celebrates the success of all of its members. The future is here!
The Teaching Assistant, College and Career Readiness reports to the Director, College and Career Readiness, Davie Campus. Working cooperatively with the director, faculty/staff, and students, the teaching assistant performs or causes to be performed the following functions:
- Assists Zoom faculty with classroom management concerns, including but not limited to the following:
- Facilitates the distribution of materials.
- Discusses assigned duties with faculty in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Proctors tests as needed.
- Serve as a positive role model for students.
- Acts as a liaison between faculty, director and students.
- Maintains classroom per Davidson-Davie Community College’s policies and processes.
- Provides technical support, including but not limited to the following:
- Assists with initiating and closing the Zoom classroom sessions.
- Works cooperatively with the College’s IT Department to assists in the maintenance of computers, and software.
- Works cooperatively with the College’s IT Department to assist with maintaining and monitoring software and hardware in the computer labs as well as staff computers.
- Assists with distance learning professional development initiatives including training of faculty in the Zoom environment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.