SPED Inclusion Teacher Assistant (Grades: K-2)

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom and prepare the classroom according to student needs.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Assist with classroom curriculum.
• Help manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom, including lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep the teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned.
• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.

Requirements

• Accredited Senior High School Diploma or equivalent (U.S.A. equivalency).
• Plus one of the following: Associate degree, 48 college credit hours, or pass an academic assessment.
• Paraprofessional certificate required from the 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).

Qualifications

• General knowledge of child growth/development and behavior characteristics.
• Ability to work with people from diverse ethnic groups.
• Organizational and interpersonal skills required to meet the goals of the position.
• Initiative and willingness to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Effective communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to work with children with disabilities.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
• Willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Travel throughout the district is integral to this job. A remote working environment or alternate work arrangement is not an option for campus‑based employees because regular and punctual attendance at the worksite and performing all duties on‑site are essential.

Pay

• Minimum Salary: $29,528.00
• Median Salary: $36,900.00

Schedule

Full‑time

Location

Rosemont Primary School – Chris V. Semos Campus