2026-27 - TA 2 - Special Ed - Highland Park Middle

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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. General Information Minimum Qualifications: list of qualifications (AA/AS/AAS or higher, or two years post-secondary coursework, or ParaPro score >=460 plus HS diploma/GED). That's qualifications. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: list of skills/abilities: basic skills in reading, writing, mathematics; typing, copying, use of computers and iPads and duplicating may be required; racially conscious and support all students to achieve equitable outcomes; ability to develop good relationships with students and staff; ability to be sensitive to needs of others; ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness, understanding; must be on time to the job every day. TYPICAL DUTIES EXPECTED TO PERFORMED: list of duties: assist in implementing IEP, 504, BIP, sensory plans; support inclusion; record data on IEP objectives and BIPs; assist students with functional skills (feeding, dressing, toileting, self-help); maintain toileting area and equipment; set up meal area and equipment; assist teachers in working with individual students in communications systems therapy, and discipline across school day and all environments; able to be mobile and move around classrooms and schools to anticipate and meet variety of student needs; complete third party billing daily; provide follow up instruction on Positive Behavioral Interventions and implement de-escalation strategies to avoid power struggles; be trained in NVCI for de-escalation and physical restraint techniques; only use NVCI physical intervention when needed to assure safety; assist in supporting students on field trips. Other Requirements: Must be physically able to lift >40 lbs; able to sit, walk, climb, crouch, kneel, push, talk and hear; TA2s required to be trained in Special Education Orientation; must be trained and maintained NVCI and bus safety training and CPR as required; regardless if TA1 or TA2, may be assigned to Special Education bus route(s); requirements must be completed within 30 days of being assigned to ride the bus: basic first aid, CPR and bus safety policies and procedures training; offered by District's Transportation Dept; employees who have taken this training from American Red Cross required to show evidence; repeat as necessary to remain certified. How To Apply: we need to drop application instructions. So remove that. Essential Functions: basically repeats typical duties; we can maybe include under Responsibilities. Equal Employment Opportunity, Equity Statement: boilerplate, remove. Pay, Benefits & Work Schedule: includes schedule: 10 month position working 35 hours per week. Pay range: $21.63 - $28.48 TA2 Maximum hiring step = step four (4). Also links to salary schedule and benefit info. We need to include Pay and Schedule sections if they have real specific content. Benefits: they gave a link but not actual benefit details; we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It only gives a link, not specifics. According to rule: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. So we should not include Benefits heading. Pay and Schedule we have specifics: pay range and schedule. So we can include Pay and Schedule sections. Other Information: transcript, veteran's preference, background check: these are other requirements maybe but could be folded into Requirements or Other Requirements. We can include them under Requirements or maybe a separate "Other Requirements" but we only have allowed headings list; we could put them under Requirements or Qualifications. Since they are not exactly qualifications but other info. We'll include them under Requirements (maybe as a list). However we must not repeat headings unnecessarily; we can have a single Requirements section covering qualifications, other requirements, etc. We need to avoid duplication. Let's gather content. Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications): - AA, AS, AAS (or higher) degree - OR Two years of post-secondary coursework (60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) from an accredited institution applicable toward a bachelor's degree - OR Passing score of 460 (or higher) on the ParaPro Assessment AND either a high school diploma or a GED certificate. Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: - Basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. - Basic skills in typing, copying and use of computers and iPads and duplicating may be required for some positions. - Be racially conscious and support all students to achieve equitable outcomes. - Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff. - Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others. - Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding. - Must be on time to the job every day. Responsibilities (Typical Duties): - Assist in implementing student Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), 504 Plans, Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), and sensory plans. - Support the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms and environments. - Record data on students' IEP objectives and BIPs for use in monitoring and adjusting student programs. - Assist students with teaching students to complete functional skills, such as feeding, dressing, toileting and other self-help activities. - Maintain toileting area and equipment. - Set up meal area and equipment. - Assist teachers in working with individual students in communications systems therapy, and discipline across the school day and in all environments. - Able to be mobile and move around classrooms and the schools to anticipate and meet the variety of student needs. - Complete Third Party billing daily. - Provide follow up instruction on Positive Behavioral Interventions and implement de-escalation strategies to avoid power struggles. - Be trained in Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) for de-escalation and physical restraint techniques. - Only use NVCI physical intervention techniques when needed to assure the safety of the student or other students. - Assist in supporting students on field trips. Other Requirements (physical, training): - Must be physically able to lift more than 40 pounds when applicable. - Able to sit, walk, climb, crouch, kneel, push, talk and hear. - TA2s are required to be trained in the Special Education Orientation. - Must be trained and maintained Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) and bus safety training and CPR as required. - Regardless if you are TA1 or TA2, you may be assigned to a Special Education bus route(s), the following requirements must be completed within 30 days of being assigned to ride the bus: basic first aid, CPR and bus safety policies and procedures training. - This required training will be offered by the District's Transportation Department. - Employees who have taken this training from the American Red Cross are required to show evidence of completion to the Transportation Department. - It is required to repeat this training as necessary in order to remain certified. Other Information (transcript, veteran's preference, background check): - Transcript - Unofficial transcripts are accepted at the time of hire. You must submit official transcripts within 30 days of your start date. Formal credential evaluation is required for post-secondary education completed outside of the United States. - Veteran's Preference - If you are an eligible veteran applying for a job where veteran's preference applies and wish to claim Veterans Preference you must submit a legible copy of your DD214 to the Human Resource Department with your employment application. If your claim is approved, five or ten additional points will be added to your final passing score. - Criminal Background Investigation and Reference Checks - Reference checks and a criminal background investigation will be completed as a condition of hire for all new employees and for former employees who have not been employed by the District for more than six months. Pay: - Pay range for this position is: $21.63 - $28.48 - TA2 Maximum hiring step = step four (4) - The full salary schedule is listed in the Teaching Assistant contract. Salary information for this job posting can be found at this link (https://www.spps.org/about/departments/human-resources/labor-agreements) and by selecting the "Teaching Assistant" Labor agreement. Schedule: - This is a 10 month position working 35 hours per week. We should not include Benefits section. We need to output HTML fragment with

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  Check if any content missing: The "Other Requirements" includes physical ability, training, bus route requirements. The "Other Information" includes transcript, veteran's preference, background check. We'll combine them under Requirements. We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO, Equity Statement, How To Apply, Essential Functions (duplicate), etc. Now produce HTML. We need to be careful with special characters like ¿ in students¿ IEP objectives. The original had "students¿ IEP objectives". We'll keep as is (maybe it's a typo). We'll copy exactly. Also note "students¿ IEP objectives and BIPs". We'll keep. Now produce. We'll need to escape HTML? Not needed as plain text. Let's craft. Qualifications list: - AA, AS, AAS (or higher) degree - OR Two years of post-secondary coursework (60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) from an accredited institution of higher education which are applicable toward a bachelor's degree - OR Passing score of 460 (or higher) on the ParaPro Assessment AND either a high school diploma or a GED certificate. Skills list: - Basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. - Basic skills in typing, copying and use of computers and iPads and duplicating may be required for some positions. - Be racially conscious and support all students to achieve equitable outcomes. - Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff. - Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others. - Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding. - Must be on time to the job every day. Responsibilities list (as above). Requirements list: combine physical ability, training, bus route, transcript, veteran's preference, background check. Let's list: - Must be physically able to lift more than 40 pounds when applicable. - Able to sit, walk, climb, crouch, kneel, push, talk and hear. - TA2s are required to be trained in the Special Education Orientation. - Must be trained and maintained Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) and bus safety training and CPR as required. - Regardless if you are TA1 or TA2, you may be assigned to a Special Education bus route(s); the following requirements must be completed within 30 days of being assigned to ride the bus: basic first aid, CPR and bus safety policies and procedures training. - This required training will be offered by the District's Transportation Department. - Employees who have taken this training from the American Red Cross are required to show evidence of completion to the Transportation Department. - It is required to repeat this training as necessary in order to remain certified. - Unofficial transcripts are accepted at the time of hire; official transcripts must be submitted within 30 days of your start