Special Education Teacher Aide

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; encourages and reinforces students, building self-image and helping them to be responsible; assists the teacher with student behavior management; provides instruction to students, under direction of special education teacher; assists 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; assists students with group and club participation during school hours; assists in planning and supervising field trips and other off-campus activities; follows teacher's program when working with students; tracks student progress; collects student behavioral data; consistently follows behavior system and classroom management program; tutors students in small groups with basic reading and math 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
• Assists the teacher with student behavior management
• Provides instruction to students, under direction of special education teacher
• Aids in 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
• Assists students with group and club participation during school hours
• Assists in planning and supervising field trips and other off-campus activities
• Follows teacher's program when working with students
• Tracks student progress
• Collects student behavioral data
• Consistently follows behavior system and classroom management program
• Tutors students in small groups with basic reading and math skills

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

Education/Experience: 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.

Skills

Ability to lift 45 pounds; maintains positive working relationships with students and staff; maintains confidentiality; other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

As Per District Salary Schedule

Schedule

2026/2027 School Year