Special Education Teacher Aide - Life Skills Classroom - Part Time

About the role

PT SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AIDE (LIFE SKILLS CLASSROOM) at Maeser Elementary. Up to 29.5 hours per week, voucher position, no benefits.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional support to the special education teacher.
• Assist in teaching daily living skills, social skills, leisure-time activity skills, specific self-help skills, community access and mobility skills.
• Encourage and reinforce students, building self-image and helping them to be responsible.
• Assist the teacher with student behavior management.
• Provide instruction to students under the direction of the special education teacher.
• Assist the teacher with clerical duties.
• Accompany students to mainstream classes, supervising and assisting during class and times between classes.
• Assist students with feeding, personal hygiene, toileting, diapering, changing clothes, etc.; may require lifting, positioning and carrying of students.
• Assist students with group and club participation during school hours.
• Assist in planning and supervising field trips and other off-campus activities.
• Follow the teacher’s program when working with students; track student progress; collect student behavioral data; consistently follow behavior system and classroom management program.
• Tutor students in small groups with basic reading and math skills.
• Maintain positive working relationships with students and staff; maintain confidentiality.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

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

Application materials

• Copies of college transcript(s) if available.
• A minimum of three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a direct supervisor, addressing the candidate’s skills at working effectively with students, parents, staff and community members.

Complete applications will be given preferred consideration. Deadline to apply: open until filled.