Teacher Assistant (Special Education) Riverside Middle School

Qualifications:Two or four-year degree or two years of college (60 semester hours) or passing score on Praxis Parapro Assessment requiredExperience working with students with special needs preferredPerformance Responsibilities: with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students their needs interests and instructional staff in the preparation and adaptation of instructional materials for the purpose of providing activities and materials that facilitate student learning and performance students by using behavioral strategies positive reinforcements social stories peer facilitation and peer training for the purpose of teaching appropriate social behaviors in accordance with students social and behavioral learning goals with behavioral support plans which may include physical restraint of a student after receiving training from a certified crisis intervention and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional independent study enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the with the supervision of students during emergency drills assemblies play periods and field agendas and assists with writing homework student to and from classes if student in small groups or individually as directed by student to and from cars or with student teacher in the instruction of daily living routines such as personal hygiene toileting dressing self-feeding drinking etc.15. Assists with physical health programs for students which include such activities as physical therapy assisting students with exercise stretching walking etc. if applicable assists students with physical tasks such as putting on and taking off outer wear moving from room to room eating getting on and off school buses lifts and places students in and out of special needs equipment and/or assists student with applicable assists students with all toiletry needs and diaper with and reinforces speech therapy lessons if needed adjusts special equipment for students as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular in in-service training programs as the safety of students in the aware of and adheres to students IEPs and individual confidentiality of student personally identifiable data required daily other duties as assignedEssential Functions:In addition to the physical and mental capabilities implied by the responsibilities detailed above the essential functions of a Special Education Instructional Assistant include: reading writing hearing and speaking effectively and walking or use of a wheelchair or other mobile device. Essential functions include standing bending and lifting/moving items up to 50 pounds if job of a Special Education Teacher Assistant involves adapting to a changing educational environment and therefore while accurate this list is not exhaustive.

Required Experience:

Junior IC