Assistant Teacher - Special Education

Job Description

Harmony Science Academy - Georgetown (PK-7)

City

Austin

Posted

Under direct supervision, performs duties that are instructional in nature or may deliver direct services to
students or parents. Serves in a position for which a teacher or another professional has ultimate
responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services. Assists with test
administration. Will provide specialized assistance for students with special needs.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Minimum of 48 college hours is preferred.
• Experience working with children in an educational setting is preferred.
• Texas Educational Aide Certification is preferred or the ability to acquire it.

• Assists teacher(s) with student academic goals, by working with small groups of children or an
  individual child.
• Assists teacher(s) in the enforcement of classroom management and behavioral plans, creating
  an environment that is appropriate for learning.
• Assists with supervising students during breakfast, recess, lunch, dismissal, special events, and
  programs.
• Assists teacher(s) in the preparation of paperwork for the ARD/IEP process. Collects and enters
  data for completion of special education reports and documents.
• Assists teacher(s) with the planning, preparation and implementation of differentiated instruction
  for individual students and groups.
• May be assigned to one or more of the following special education settings:
  • Life
    
    Skills:
    
    assist in providing specialized instruction and services to students with
    significant cognitive disabilities; there may be special requirements including lifting and positioning students, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting non
    - ambulatory students, assisting students with toileting, and biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.
  • Behavior: assist in teaching appropriate behavioral skills; there may be special
    requirements to control behavior through physical restraint
  • Resource: provide academic and/or behavioral support to a small group of students or to
    an individual student
  • In-Class Support: provide academic and/or behavioral support to a small group of
    students or to an individual student
• Assignment may be changed throughout the year without notice based upon the needs of the
  campus and students
• May be required to take CPI certification class or approved equivalent in order to implement de
  - escalation techniques and legal restraint procedures during crisis situations
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to take direction from teachers and administrators
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management,
  both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the
  district.
• Ability to use computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word
  processing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone.
• Ability to analyze data
• Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving
  skills

• Assist with special requirements for working with assigned students (see Duties and
  Responsibilities, above).
• Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required.
• Position is in the classroom setting and requires intermittent speaking, standing, walking and
  writing.
• Moderate travel may be required.