Teacher Assistant

Preferred Minimum Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Associates Degree or 48 semester hours
• ACT certified
• Obtain First Aid/CPR training
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability and willingness to take directions
• Ability and willingness to meet the needs of students
• Excellent references including attendance and punctuality
• Experience working with students in a school setting preferred
• Experience working with students who have experienced trauma preferred

Job Goals

Aid students with a variety of needs through individualized academic, behavioral, life skills, and social-emotional instruction; medical/health care; and student assistance with learning, emotional regulation, and/or relationships.

Essential Job Functions

• Instruct and reinforce academic subjects, social-emotional-behavioral learning content, independence, and community access/job skills
• Revise lessons with students individually or in small groups
• Provide instruction in an alternate location
• Develop activities and/or projects to support lesson plans for individual and/or small groups of students
• Provide tutoring to individual or small groups
• Implement specialized instruction, accommodations, and routines as outlined by professional staff and/or each child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP), or related Behavior Intervention Plan
• Assume the role of the teacher, dependent on absences, behavior, and/or interventions
• Prepare classroom or learning environment with needed supplies and materials, support file maintenance and necessary record keeping
• Communicate directly with students, families, and professional staff in a courteous and confidential manner and clearly communicate observations, information, and data regarding students to professional staff objectively and in a timely manner
• Instruct and/or supervise students in and out of the classroom, on field trips, on playground, and/or during other activities
• Attend in-services, building meetings, training, and/or school functions required by the position and/or location (Mandt, CPR, small vehicle, curricular, medical delegation, etc.)
• Provide behavior intervention prevention and intervention support, which may include physical
• Prepare and administer medication under the supervision of the RN after delegation
• Administer first aid and/or CPR to ill or injured students following the guidelines from the State of Colorado
• Provide care to students as outlined in an Individualized Health Care Plan
• Obtain, document, and interpret student data as needed
• Utilize interpreted data to alter student programming when needed
• Demonstrate flexibility when specific tasks of job are adjusted to meet identified needs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Technical Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• English language skills
• Bilingual oral and written communication skills preferred
• Mental skills including basic calculations and application of math concepts
• Personal computer and keyboarding skills
• Customer service and public relations skills and professionalism
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions, use time efficiently, demonstrate attention to detail, follow instructions, and respond to management direction
• Ability to work with students with diverse backgrounds and abilities
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Superintendent policies, and building and department procedures
• Ability to communicate, interact, and work effectively and cooperatively with all people including those from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment, and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator
• Operating Knowledge Basic operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers and peripherals
• Basic operating knowledge of and experience with office software
• Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as telephones, copier, fax machine, E-mail, etc.
• May require operating knowledge of computer networks and applications

Salary

Teaching Assistants are on the Supplemental Salary Schedule. FFC8 allows new hires to bring in up to 8 years of previous experience in similar school type settings. Please understand that new hires tend to start out at the lower end of the salary range.

Benefits

Fountain-Fort Carson School District # 8 provides medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, life, long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment insurances, and paid time off benefits. There are district and employee contributions to some or most of these benefits.

Employment Period

186 days per year - 7.5 Hour Work Day