# Competences — secondary school teaching assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/79c2e54e-26e8-4cdc-a7f1-908e000bfb83).

## Essential

- **adapt teaching to student's capabilities** (skill/competence)
- **apply teaching strategies** (skill/competence)
- **assess the development of youth** (skill/competence)
- **assist students in their learning** (skill/competence)
- **compile course material** (skill/competence)
- **encourage students to acknowledge their achievements** (skill/competence)
- **give constructive feedback** (skill/competence)
- **guarantee students' safety** (skill/competence)
- **handle children's problems** (skill/competence)
- **maintain students' discipline** (skill/competence)
- **manage student relationships** (skill/competence)
- **monitor student's behaviour** (skill/competence)
- **perform playground surveillance** (skill/competence)
- **provide lesson materials** (skill/competence)
- **provide teacher support** (skill/competence)
- **secondary school procedures** (knowledge)
- **support children's wellbeing** (skill/competence)
- **support the positiveness of youths** (skill/competence)
- **teach secondary education class content** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adolescent socialisation behaviour (knowledge)
- advise on lesson plans (skill/competence)
- arrange parent teacher meeting (skill/competence)
- assess students (skill/competence)
- assist in the organisation of school events (skill/competence)
- assist students with equipment (skill/competence)
- consult students on learning content (skill/competence)
- consult student's support system (skill/competence)
- curriculum objectives (knowledge)
- disability types (knowledge)
- escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
- first aid (knowledge)
- identify learning disorders (skill/competence)
- instructional strategies (knowledge)
- keep records of attendance (skill/competence)
- learning difficulties (knowledge)
- liaise with educational staff (skill/competence)
- maintain relations with children's parents (skill/competence)
- monitor educational developments (skill/competence)
- pedagogy (knowledge)
- perform classroom management (skill/competence)
- prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
- prepare youths for adulthood (skill/competence)
- promote the safeguarding of young people (skill/competence)
- recognise indicators of gifted student (skill/competence)
- social development (knowledge)
- teamwork principles (knowledge)
- work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)