Job Description: Teaching Assistant for Scholar Weekends

Employment

General Information About Duke TIP Scholar Weekends

Scholar Weekends provide opportunities for academically talented students in grades 8-11 to take short courses during weekend-long programs held on Duke’s East Campus.

The Teaching Assistant Position

Teaching Assistant duties are specified by the Duke TIP administration and by the Instructor with whom the TA is working. The Teaching Assistant is required to assist Instructor from 9am-8:30pm on Saturday, and from 9am-4pm on Sunday. Detailed responsibilities include, but are not limited to, items listed under Specific Duties.

Qualifications

A minimum of two years of college coursework, including some concentrated study in subject areas relevant to Duke TIP course(s), is required; candidates nearing completion of undergraduate coursework or currently pursuing graduate-level studies are preferred. Experience teaching or tutoring is helpful, as is staff or participant experience with programs for the academically gifted. Applicants must possess a genuine interest in the academic, social, and emotional growth of adolescents and a willingness to work cooperatively with others. Duke TIP Teaching Assistants must exhibit a positive attitude and serve as a role model for students and other staff members. In addition, TAs must be respectful of authority and willing to follow and enforce rules and to support the efforts of the Instructors and other administrative staff.

Specific Duties

Instructional

On Saturday morning before class starts, review the medical information on the roster for every student in your class. Note all academic and medical modifications that students might require. Share all information with the Instructor.
Serve as a positive role model for students.
Assist Instructor with general classroom duties, including obtaining supplies, laboratory or activity set-up, planning and class presentations.
Provide individualized instructional assistance.
At Instructor’s discretion, make instructional presentations.
Supervise students during morning and afternoon breaks and during walks to and from classes.
Assist with student supervision during lunch.
Attend the instructional staff meeting.
Assist the Instructor with research, class presentations and planning, if requested.
Perform other duties assigned by the Instructor or the On-Site Coordinator.
The following materials must be returned to the On-Site Coordinator before you leave campus:
Brief written evaluations of the program, the course, the administrative staff, and the Instructor
Extra TIP-purchased course supplies
All classroom key cards.

General Expectations

Arrive on your contracted start date at the specified time and location.
Perform all contractual duties at the assigned times.
Support the Duke TIP Mission and all administrative decisions.
Abide by all Duke TIP policies and procedures.
Attend the designated Instructional Staff meeting Saturday morning.
Refrain from the following strictly prohibited activities:
- Consuming alcoholic beverages in the presence of students or at any time at the program site (including, but not limited to, housing facilities, classrooms, parking lots, athletic fields, etc.) regardless of the distance from Duke TIP's designated area.
- Returning to campus in an inebriated condition.
- Possessing, selling, distributing, or using illegal drugs.
- Using tobacco products in the classroom building or in the presence of students.
- Using inappropriate language, including profanity, discriminatory statements, and sexual innuendoes.
Maintain professional relationships with all staff members. Relationships and/or conflicts among staff members should never interfere with the proper performance of duties.
Maintain professional relationships with students at all times.
Enforce all student rules fairly and consistently according to the policies distributed during staff meeting.
Abide by all policies set forth by the host institution.