SPED Self-Contained Teacher Assistant (Grades: PK-8)

About the role

Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays. Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom and prepare it according to student needs. Help with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment. Help the teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports. Provide orientation and assistance to substitutes teachers. Assist students with physical disabilities, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting or positioning. Assist students with physical needs and personal care, such as feeding, bathroom needs and personal hygiene. Help 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 assigned by the teacher. Supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom, including lunchroom, bus and playground duty. Maintain confidentiality. Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings and special events as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom and prepare it according to student needs.
• Help with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment.
• Help the teacher 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.
• 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 assigned by the teacher.
• Supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom, including lunchroom, bus and playground duty.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings and special events 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