ISCO Unit Group 5312 Teachers’ Aides
Definition
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
