PT. SpEd. Teacher Aide (Life Skills Classroom)

About the role

Provides instructional support to special education teacher; Assists in teaching daily living skills, social skills, leisure-time activity skills, specific self-help skills, community access and mobility skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists in teaching daily living skills, social skills, leisure-time activity skills, specific self-help skills, community access and mobility skills.
• Encourages and reinforces students, building self-image and helping them to be responsible.
• Affords assistance with student behavior management.
• Teaches students in small groups with basic reading and math skills under the guidance of the special education teacher.
• Assists the teacher with clerical duties.
• Accompanies students to mainstream classes, supervising and assisting during class and times between classes.
• Assists students with feeding, personal hygiene, toileting, diapering, changing clothes, etc.
• Can require the lifting, positioning and carrying of students.
• Affords assistance with group and club participation during school hours.
• Affords assistance with planning and supervising field trips and other off-campus activities.
• Follows the teacher's program when working with students.
• Tracks student progress.
• Collects student behavioral data.
• Consistently follows behavior system and classroom management program.
• Maintains positive working relationships with students and staff.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate Degree, 48 semester hours of college credit or must have passed the Para-Pro Test or be willing to take and pass the Para-Pro Test immediately upon hire.
• Successful experience working with children at risk.
• Successful experience as an at-risk teaching assistant.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

None specified.

Benefits

No benefits provided.

Pay

Up to 29.5 hours per week.

Schedule

Voucher position.