Physically Handicapped Teacher Assistant (Grades: 6-8)
About the role
This position assists the teacher in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays, maintaining a neat and orderly classroom, helping with inventory and equipment maintenance, keeping administrative records, assisting substitute teachers, supporting students with physical disabilities and needs, supervising students, and participating in staff development.
Responsibilities
- Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays
- Maintain a neat and orderly classroom
- Help prepare classroom according to student needs
- Help with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment
- Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students
- Assist with classroom curriculum
- Manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior
- Supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom
- Assist with physical needs and personal care of students
- Assist with motor skill development and instructional exercises
- Assist with administrative tasks such as keeping records and preparing reports
- Perform other tasks as assigned
Requirements
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 a 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.
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 a 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
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Benefits
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Pay
Minimum Salary: $31,282.00
Median Salary: $39,113.00
Schedule
Full-time
Work Location
Dallas Environmental Science Academy
Job Title
Teacher Assistant-Physically Handicapped
Job ID / Requisition Number
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