ANTICIPATED: SPED Self-Contained Teacher Assistant (Grades: EC-5)

About the role

This position assists the teacher in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays, maintaining a neat and orderly classroom, managing student behavior, and providing support to students with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom
• Assist with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students
• Assist students with physical disabilities
• Absorb responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative and emotional needs
• Supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom
• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned

Requirements

• Accredited Senior High School Diploma or equivalent (U.S.A. equivalency)
• Associate degree, 48 college credit hours, or pass an academic assessment
• Paraprofessional certificate from State Board of Certification
• Completion of a specific training program for teacher assistants or six months of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated general knowledge of child growth/development and behavior characteristics
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse ethnic groups
• Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to follow verbal and written instructions
• Demonstrated effective communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with children with disabilities
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
• Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession

Qualifications

• Accredited Senior High School Diploma or equivalent (U.S.A. equivalency), plus one of the following: Associate degree, 48 college credit hours, pass an academic assessment
• Paraprofessional certificate required from State Board of Certification
• Successful completion of a specific training program for teacher assistants or six months of knowledge and skills acquired through work experience preferred
• Demonstrated general knowledge of child growth/development and behavior characteristics
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse ethnic groups
• Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills required to meet the goals of the position
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to follow verbal and written instructions
• Demonstrated effective communication skills both in oral and written form
• Demonstrated ability to work with children with disabilities
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
• Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession

Skills

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Effective communication skills
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
• Willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession

Benefits

• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required
• Travel throughout the district is integral to this job

Pay

Minimum Salary: $30,029.00

Median Salary: $37,548.00

Schedule

Full-time

Work Locations

Medrano Elementary

Job Specialized Unit

Teacher Assistant

Job Posting Date

Jun 24, 2026