Teaching Assistant - ASD

The WISD's Mission

Is to educate, serve, and advocate with students, families, schools and the community. We disrupt racial inequities, build just educational systems, and expand access for all learners. We value human potential while striving to support current and future generations of Washtenaw County to enrich as many lives as we possibly can.

Is to be a leader in empowering, facilitating, and delivering high-quality, boundary-spanning, educational system that educates all children through an equitable, inclusive, and holistic approach.

Assists teachers and other professional staff by performing a variety of duties designed to implement the instructional program for students. The teacher assistant must be willing to work collaboratively with all members of the team and school community in order to put student needs and independence at the forefront. The teacher assistant must also be willing to continue to learn and gain professional knowledge on best strategies in order to teach the students in our care.

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion in all practices and position responsibilities.
• Demonstrates the ability to examine how his/her/their position (directly or indirectly) impacts educational inequities in student achievement outcomes.
• Engages in reflection and ongoing learning and development on critical concepts and terms identified in the Washtenaw ISD Educational Equity Policy including concepts such as cultural proficiency, racial equity, and systemic and structural inequities. Supports WISD vision and mission to enhance achievement for all students.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service.
• Collaborates with the ASD team in order to provide holistic approach to teaching students with ASD.
• Supervises students in classes and/or in the community.
• Implements strategies for student independence.
• Integrates support services activities into the program's curriculum and the school day.
• Assists in implementing and monitoring IEP through group and individual instruction independently and through regular meetings and collaboration with professional staff.
• Follows individual behavior intervention plans.
• Manages and instructs students on appropriate behavior, using positive behavior support strategies consistent with Board policy and the student’s behavior plan, if applicable.
• Monitors health needs and implements specialized care programs under the direction of professional staff.
• Assists in self‑care, eating/feeding and dressing, as well as medical intervention if necessary.
• Assists students in the pool during Aquatic Therapy sessions.
• Provides assistance to facilitate student needs, including implementation of ancillary designed service programs under the direction of professional staff.
• Participates in building and district level activities, staff meetings, student staff meetings, program meetings, in‑service activities and other meetings as determined necessary for assigned students.
• Assists teachers and support staff in preparing materials, housekeeping, keeping records and recording student progress in an objective manner.
• Participates in professional development, maintains appropriate certification and qualifications and keeps current in changing pedagogy.
• Demonstrates operational knowledge of Internet and Web‑related technologies.
• Demonstrates skills and comfort using the latest instructional online tools and technology.
• Provides assistance to the operation of the total school program.
• Participates in district and school initiatives, adheres to building and district school improvement plans.
• Supports WISD vision and mission to enhance achievement for all students.
• Supports a team‑based approach to problem solving.
• Adheres to district and school rules and procedures.
• Conducts behavior to demonstrate appropriate role‑modeling, collegiality and professionalism.
• Performs such other tasks as may from time to time be assigned by the supervisor.
• Regular predictable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.…