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 include - (a) demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities that enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and pre-schools; (b) preparing indoor and outdoor areas for learning and recreational activities; (c) assisting children with intellectual, physical, behavioural and other learning difficulties with their studies; (d) assisting children individually to learn social skills; (e) assisting with preparing teaching materials, and copying and collating written and printed material; (f) operating audiovisual equipment, computers and other teaching aides; (g) distributing and collecting lesson material. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Pre-school assistant - Teacher’s assistant.