Teacher Assistant Resume Example

Learn how to write a Teacher Assistant resume that lands you in the classroom of your dreams. Or, have Leet Resumes write your resume for you…for free.

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Marc Cenedella

Marc Cenedella is a nationally recognized thought leader on careers, resume writing, job search, career management and recruiting, Marc is frequently sought out by national media organizations for his expert commentary on employment, resumes, the job search and the job market.

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Last updated on September 2, 2022
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Learn How to Write a Teacher Assistant Resume that Gets Interviews

You’re the one-on-one coach in the classroom that makes sure no student is left behind. It takes customized lesson plans and individualized teaching methods to meet each student where they’re at. (And the same might be said for some teachers, too — but that’s another story.)

You’re adaptive. You respond to students and teachers with an intuition that has you one step ahead and ready to help.

So how do you quantify the personalized tutoring, empathy and intuition that makes you a great Teacher Assistant, then place all of that into a resume?

While it might be against your teaching philosophy of letting the students work it out on their own, we have your resume answer key right here.

In this article, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to walk you through writing a Teacher Assistant resume. If you get stuck or need inspiration along the way, there’s a Teacher Assistant resume example, too.

And if you’d rather hand off the homework to someone else for a change, Leet Resumes will write your resume for you. Better yet, they’ll do it for free (though tips are much appreciated).

How to Format a Teacher Assistant Resume

There are five essential parts to your resume:

  • Professional Headline
  • Professional Summary
  • Work Experience
  • Education
  • Keywords

While much of your resume will stay in place once it's written, it’s most effective when sections and keywords are customized and tailored to one job position at a time.

So consider the final result of this article as a resume template. You’ll have the structured “lesson plan” but it’s up to you to customize the delivery for each recipient.

Name + Contact

For however many times you’ve told your students to add their names to the top of the page, it’s still worth mentioning here.

For your resume, make it top and center in a font that’s professional, legible and slightly larger than the rest of the text. (You want to make it clear who to call for an interview.)

Underneath, add your contact information: phone number, email address and location (just your city and state will do).

Cutesy email addresses don’t work here. If your future employer learns anything more than your name from your email address, it’s time to swap it out for a more professional option.

Professional Headline

Create a welcoming and brief introduction to your resume with a three to five vword phrase that describes who you are and what you do. There’s plenty of room later to outline your strengths, capabilities and how your assistance supports the classroom as a whole. For now, the goal is just to interest them in reading a little more of your resume.

Begin with a slightly flattering adjective that describes you and your approach to teaching in a positive light, like: committed, collaborative, passionate or proficient.

Add a word or two to describe your level of experience: entry-level, experienced, senior, etc.

Then close with your job title. If you only assist in a specific subject or grade level, it’s appropriate to add that to your job title, too.

When complete, your professional headline should look something like this:

Cheerful Entry-Level Teacher Assistant.

Professional Summary

If you take a look at the resume example above, you won’t find complete sentences here, and no paragraph hamburgers, either. Keep this section (and all of your resume) easy to read and scan by using short phrases and single words.

After you’ve captured their attention with your professional headline, your professional summary will be a customized overview that highlights why you’re the best Teacher Assistant for the open position.

Start with a little research. Pull up the original job posting to reference as you craft these four tailored lists that pair perfectly with the open job description.

In line one, list all the job titles you’d accept for your next teaching assistant position including the exact job title for the role you’re applying for.

In the next line, list your skills and attributes that are most relevant to the qualifications listed in the Teacher Assistant job description. This might include certain required certifications with the state, first aid or CPR, or minimum degree requirements. It can also include keywords of your experience with remote learning, blended learning, LMS or personalized learning.

For everything that doesn’t fit here, there’s space below in the keywords section of your resume template. Use this space for the most relevant keywords for the single position you’re targeting.

The next two lines are optional, so if you can’t think of anything to fill them, don’t worry about it. With the first two lines, you should stand out as the ideal Teacher Assistant for the open position.

If you have the experience to furnish the next two lines, show off your accomplishments by listing your career highlights and achievements in line three, and any awards or promotions in line four.

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Work Experience

Your work experience is the heart of your resume template. This is where you highlight your ability to engage with students and affect real change in the classroom.

Even though you know what the role of Teacher Assistant requires, don’t assume your recruiter does. They could be an administrator who’s been out of the classroom for decades. To highlight your capabilities and qualifications to this audience, tell the story of your teaching career with results and success stories rather than listing out your duties and responsibilities like you’re writing a Teacher Assistant instruction manual.

To begin, reference the resume example and list your previous work experience in reverse chronological order. For each position, add your official job title, dates of employment and previous employer. Be 100% accurate and do the research if you need to.

Under each position, add a bulleted list to highlight your achievements in each role. Again, these aren’t tepid entries like “was responsible for grading weekly assignments,” or “assisted students with reading skills and assessments.”

These are success stories:

Reduced teacher at-home workload by 2-4 hours weekly by grading 50-200 assignments during school hours.

Or

Boosted reading skills by an average of two grade levels by assisting students with reading skills and conducting weekly reading assessments.

The key to these success stories lies in these two elements:

Success Verbs

Start every bullet point entry with a strong success verb like advanced, mentored, advocated or accelerated. These allude to the positive outcome of your work without knowing the details.

Numbers

Because numbers are specific, they immediately paint an objective picture that everyone can understand. You can grade “a lot” of papers, or you can grade “250 papers weekly.”

When you use numbers to be specific, your future employer gets a realistic image of how you contribute to the classroom. You take out the extra guesswork for them.

So add as many numbers as possible: the number of students, assignments, hours saved, teachers served, subjects taught, improved grade scores, and so on.

Once you feel you’ve added enough numbers, go back and double the amount again. The amount of numbers on your resume is a great indicator of the likelihood of getting an interview request.

Education

Despite your career being focused on education, the education section of your resume template is actually pretty brief. Here, you’ll provide context for your career in education by listing the following information in the same format you see in the resume example:

  • Where you attended school
  • Dates of attendance
  • Degree(s) obtained
  • Awards and honors received

Extracurricular activities, sports and incomplete degrees can be left off entirely. Just keep the focus on your work in education, and let this section be short and sweet.

Keywords and Skills for Teacher Assistant Resume

In the final section of your resume template, you’ll list the remaining keywords, skills, technologies and certifications that qualify you for the open Teacher Assistant position.

Be sure to include a combination of skills to show the well-rounded approach you take to education. Here are some examples to get you started:

  • Special Education
  • Excellent Communication
  • Bilingual
  • Collaboration
  • IEPs
  • CPR and First Aid
  • SMART Learning Suite
  • MS Office
  • Project Management
  • Time Management
  • Lesson Planning
  • STEM Education
  • Hands-On Learning

Always refer to the job description for inspiration on what to include if you get stuck.

Once you’ve filled the bottom of your resume with relevant keywords and skills, your Teacher Assistant resume is officially complete! Here’s a gold star (and a few interviews, too).

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