Teacher Assistant

Required Qualifications

• Associates Degree or 48 semester hours or 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.

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Associates Degree or 48 semester hours or 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.

Assist student(s) with a wide variety of needs by providing any combination of the following: individualized academic, behavioral, life skills and/or social‑emotional instruction; medical/health care; and student assistance with learning, emotional regulation, and/or relationships.

• Assist students by instructing and reinforcing 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 restraints.
• 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.

• Oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• English language skills.
• Bilingual oral and written communication skills preferred.
• Mathematical 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…