Exceptional Children Teacher Assistant
About the role
To assist the teacher in providing a well-organized, smoothly functioning class environment. To relieve the teacher of non-teaching functions to provide the teacher more time for preparations, individualization, and evaluation.
Responsibilities
- Assist the teacher by reinforcing the learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
- Assist the teacher by devising special strategies based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities
- Guides independent study, enrichment or remedial activities set up and assigned by the teacher
- Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students
- Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction
- Corrects assignments and supervises testing and make up work, as assigned by teacher
- Assists teachers with behavior management in a manner consistent with policies and expectations of the teacher and school
- Keeps the supervising teacher informed of any problem or special information about an individual student
- Communicates with, contacts, responds to parents as directed by the teacher maintaining the confidentiality of information about all students
- Supervises students as assigned or required – at breakfast or lunch, on bus duty; during class, emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips
- Relieves the teacher for conferences and emergencies on a short-term basis, as required
- May accompany students to special classes
- Assists students or the resource teacher as needed
- May be asked to serve as a substitute teacher, as appropriate, if needed
- Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
- Performs classroom health procedures, when necessary, under the supervision of the school nurse
- Performs clerical duties as needed or assigned
- Checks and records student attendance
- Collects and records the collection of money
- Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom displays up to date, as requested by the teacher
- Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom
- Participates in inservice training programs, as assigned
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers.
- Maintain student and family confidentiality while communicating with others such as school personnel outside the classroom
- May be asked to substitute as a school crossing guard
- Performs such other tasks as the teacher or other supervisor may assign
Requirements
Candidates must be designated as "Highly Qualified": 48 college credits or 7 credits in core subject matter and passing WorkKeys test scores. Previous experience working with students is desirable. Such alternatives to the above as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Must become initially certified in a Crisis Intervention Program (specific program to be determined by CHCCS Exceptional Children's Department) and maintain that certification through the proper renewal process (adhering to all timelines) if supporting students in a specialized setting classroom.
Physical requirements: must be able to physically perform the basic operational functions of stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, hearing and repetitive motion; ability to lift a minimum of 20 pounds; ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Pay
Salary Schedule: Classified; CHCCS Salary Page. Salary Grade: 103.
Schedule
Work Schedule: 10 Month Position. FLSA Status: Nonexempt. Work Location: Phoenix Academy. Reports To: Principal and/or designee, usually the classroom teacher.