Special Education Teacher's Assistant (2025-2026)
Special Education Teacher's Assistant (2025-2026)
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Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS
Must hold an Associates Degree or have passed the Paraprofessional have the ability to assist in the implementation of behavioral intervention programs for children with emotional/behavioral disorders and maintain student disability records in a highly confidential a good knowledge of and understanding of child growth development and paraprofessional instructional procedures and practices. Considerable patience and the ability to work effectively with children with disabilities young adults and faculty members are essential.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES
TheSpecial Education Teachers Assistant performs a variety of instructional support tasks which assists teachers and/or other professional staff working with preK children in the Early Childhood Special Education classroom in the preschool setting. The teaching assistant provides instructional support to teachers in the daily management and instruction of students and personal care needs of students (i.e. mobility needs; toileting; hygiene; etc.). An employee assigned to positions in this class is responsible for performing instructional and clerical tasks to relieve teachers of routine activities and to help carry out daily classroom activities.As a paraprofessional nonlicensed classification Teaching Assistants may with supervision from a teacher or a principal assist with the preparation of lesson plans implement lesson plans and initiation of new lessons as instructed. However they may not have final responsibility for assessment evaluation and grading of students.
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GENERAL DUTIES (May not include all duties performed)
- Assists assigned classroom teacher(s) in conducting instructional programs directing games and finemotor activities physical exercise programs or otherwise works with the teacher to provide instructional or developmental activities for a general alternative or special education setting.
- Distributes and collects materials sets up classroom learning centers etc. for instructional projects and sets up and operates audiovisual equipment.
- Works with students requiring individual or close attention in math reading or other subject or activity areas individually or in small pullout groups.
- Monitors groups of students engaged in instruction and/or activities.
- Participates in the assessment of individual students needs and progress and assists the teacher in developing appropriate individualized programs.
- Participates in monitoring teaching computerassisted instructional programs and activities; assists in computer maintenance activities.
- Assists in providing a safe environment by monitoring students during arrival and dismissal.
- Continues instruction and activities during the teachers absence from the classroom.
- Assists with classroom management including crisis intervention.
- Supervises students in halls and classrooms during lunch period and student breaks; may eat lunch with students and provides physical and instructional assistance as needed.
- Monitors students daily schedules and behavior plans (e.g. class schedule toileting medication appetite etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
- Supervises playground activities monitors students in cafeteria during rest period coming on and off busses or as they go to and from classes.
- Participates in staff meetings workshops inservice training sessions as assigned.
- Monitors students engaged in independent study or similar work while teacher is otherwise occupied; oversees small student groups away from classroom or whole class while teacher is temporarily away from classroom as needed.
- Performs other classroom or school wide clerical tasks such as preparing compiling or making copies of instructional materials and reports typing and filing classroom or student records or distributing and inventorying textbooks and other instructional materials as assigned.
- Assists students with personal care and other specific student needs (i.e. toileting; hygiene; mobiility needs; etc.).
- Performs other related work as assigned.
SUPERVISION
The employee reports directly to the School Principal or Assistant Principal.
WORK CONDITIONS
Duties performed are typically in the school setting. Performs professional work providing support and consultative services for assigned department/program. Work requires frequent standing sitting walking and light lifting up to 50 lbs. Some assignments are subject to deadlines inherent in tailoring and delivering programs to meet the needs of diverse groups. Some assignments may involve exposure to risks associated with interactions with parents and students in heightened emotional states. Employees may be required to perform emergency and nonemergency healthrelated services for students as needed.
CONTRACT LENGTH
190 Days
*The salary noted is based on the 202425 school year. Salaries will be updated following the 202526 budget confirmation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
