SPED Self-Contained Teacher Assistant (Grade: 6-8)
About the role
This position assists the teacher in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays, maintaining a neat and orderly classroom, helping with inventory and equipment maintenance, keeping administrative records, assisting substitutes, supporting students with physical disabilities and needs, supervising students, and participating in professional development.
Responsibilities
- Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays
- Maintain a neat and orderly classroom
- Inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment
- Keep administrative records and prepare required reports
- Provide orientation and assistance to substitutes teachers
- Aid students with physical disabilities, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting or positioning
- Aid students with physical needs and personal care, such as feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene
- Assist with classroom curriculum
- Manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed
- Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises
- Supervise students throughout the school day, including lunchroom, bus, and playground duty
- Maintain confidentiality
- Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events
- Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned
Requirements
Accredited Senior High School Diploma or equivalent (U.S.A. equivalency), plus one of the following: Associate degree, 48 college credit hours, pass an academic assessment. Paraprofessional certificate required from 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. 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 required to meet the goals of the position. Demonstrated initiative and a willingness to follow verbal and written instructions. Demonstrated effective communication skills both in oral and written form. 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), plus one of the following: Associate degree, 48 college credit hours, pass an academic assessment. Paraprofessional certificate required from 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. 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 required to meet the goals of the position. Demonstrated initiative and a willingness to follow verbal and written instructions. Demonstrated effective communication skills both in oral and written form. 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
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Benefits
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Pay
Minimum Salary: $31,282.00
Median Salary: $39,113.00
Schedule
Full-time
Work Locations
Raul S Quintanilla Sr Middle School Steam Academy