Teacher Assistant (SPED ID Moderate) / 190 Days

About the role

Assists the teacher in general daily classroom activities.

Responsibilities

• Assists in small group pupil instruction; tutors pupils at teacher’s request.
• Assists teacher in maintaining discipline and other functions.
• Assists with set up of classroom and prepares materials for specialized instructional units.
• Handles attendance reports and related clerical functions with the teacher.
• Assists in assembling/hanging materials on bulletin boards and keeping displays current.
• Operates standard school equipment such as laminator, copier, audiovisual, etc.
• Assists in after school and academic assistance lab.
• Encourages proper student behavior in accordance with school collective commitments.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises students.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• A passing score on the WorkKeys Assessment Test.
• Complete at least one of the following three requirements:
  • At least two years of study at an accredited institution of higher education.
  • An associate’s degree (or higher).
  • An approved State or local academic assessment that measures the paraprofessional’s knowledge of and ability to assist in instruction of the following subjects at the appropriate level, i.e., ParaPro.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Previous work in child care.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to push items of 50 pounds such as pushing children on a bike or moving/rearranging furniture.
• Required vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud at a standard acceptable level for this environment.
• Continuously responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.