SPED Handicapped Teacher Assistant (Grades: 9-12)

About the role

This position assists the teacher in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays, maintaining a neat and orderly classroom, managing student behavior, and providing support to students with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom
• Assist with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students
• Assist students with physical disabilities
• Absorb responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative and emotional needs
• Supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom
• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned

Requirements

• Accredited Senior High School Diploma or equivalent (U.S.A. equivalency)
• Associate degree, 48 college credit hours, or pass an academic assessment
• Paraprofessional certificate from State Board of Certification
• Completion of a specific training program for teacher assistants or six months of relevant work experience
• 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
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to follow verbal and written instructions
• Demonstrated effective communication skills
• 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)
• Associate degree, 48 college credit hours, or pass an academic assessment
• Paraprofessional certificate from State Board of Certification
• Completion of a specific training program for teacher assistants or six months of relevant work experience
• 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
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to follow verbal and written instructions
• Demonstrated effective communication skills
• 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

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Effective communication skills
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world

Benefits

• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required
• Travel throughout the district is integral to this job
• Work locations: J F Kimball High School
• Schedule: Full-time
• Minimum Salary: $30,029.00
• Median Salary: $37,548.00

Pay

• Minimum Salary: $30,029.00
• Median Salary: $37,548.00

Schedule

• Full-time