SPED Self-Contained Teacher Assistant (Grade: 9-12)

About the role

Position at Molina High School Job Specialized Unit, supporting teachers and students in a special education setting. Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required.

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom and prepare classroom according to student needs
• Assist 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, including transferring to/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 student behavior, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous 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 teacher
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom (lunchroom, bus, playground duty)
• Keep 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

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 State Board of Certification
• Successful completion of a specific training program for teacher assistants or six months of relevant work experience preferred

Qualifications

• 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 oral and written
• 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

Pay

• Minimum Salary: $31,282.00
• Median Salary: $39,113.00

Schedule

Full-time