Teachers’ aides

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

Tasks and duties

• Demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities that enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and preschools
• Preparing indoor and outdoor areas for learning and recreational activities
• Assisting children with intellectual, physical, behavioural and other learning difficulties with their studies
• Assisting children individually to learn social skills
• Assisting with preparing teaching materials, and copying and collating written and printed material
• Operating audio-visual equipment, computers and other teaching aides
• Distributing and collecting lesson material