SpEd. TEACHER AIDE/MILD TO MODERATE CLASSROOM

About the role

This position is for a part-time Special Education Teacher Aide in a mild to moderate classroom at Lapoint Elementary, working up to 29.5 hours per week. Note that this is a voucher position with no benefits, and applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Provides instructional support to special education teacher
• Assists in teaching daily living skills, social skills, leisure-time activity skills, specific self-help skills, community access and mobility skills
• Encourages and reinforces students, building self-image and helping them to be responsible
• Assists the teacher with student behavior management
• Provides instruction to students, under direction of special education teacher
• Assists teacher with clerical duties
• Accompanies students to mainstream classes, supervising and assisting during class and times between classes
• Assists students with feeding, personal hygiene, toileting, diapering, changing clothes, etc.
• Assists students with group and club participation during school hours
• Assists in planning and supervising field trips and other off-campus activities
• Follow teacher's program when working with students
• Track student progress
• Collect student behavioral data
• Consistently follow behavior system and classroom management program
• Tutor students in small groups with basic reading and math skills
• Maintain positive working relationships with students and staff
• Maintain confidentiality
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Associate Degree, 48 semester hours of college credit or must have passed the Para-Pro Test or be willing to take and pass the Para-Pro Test immediately upon hire
• Successful experience working with children at risk
• Successful experience as an at risk teaching assistant