Teacher Assistant Level II Special Edu

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide staff training as directed by Administration
• Support behavior and instructional program implementation
• Support classroom and school administrators as assigned
• Help prepare, collect and set-up materials for student participation, following teacher direction
• Assists and performs toileting, diaper changing and self-help/activities of daily living and needs of the pupils
• Provides personal care, such feeding, toileting and self-help/ activities of daily living following teacher direction
• Provide instructional, behavioral, or physical assistance to students individually or in small groups at the direction of the teacher to reinforce and follow up instruction
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher
• Provides support to students across environments including school, community, and vocational settings
• Aid in large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling
• Maintain daily activity logs for your assigned student(s)
• Alert regular teacher to any problem or special information about your individual student(s)
• Serve as the chief source of information for your assigned students to help any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers
• Attends meetings and in-services as required
• Assist with fire drills and accident prevention according to procedures indicated in the school Employee Manual
• Assumes other duties as assigned by the teacher and Director of Education

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA) from a four-year college or university
• One or more years of related experience, education, and/or training or combination of experience and training beyond the BA
• PDE teacher certification in any area or meet minimal requirements necessary to apply and receive Emergency Certification as a PA Certified Teacher
• Computer and software skills including, but not limited to Microsoft Office, Google, Internet, and educational software

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 15 paid holidays
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance