Teaching Assistant; RISE

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Teaching Assistant (RISE ASD Program)

LOCATION: Franklin Elementary (2 positions)

REPORTS TO: The teaching assistant reports to the Special Education Teacher/liaison and/or classroom teacher and is under the general direction of the Building Principal/Special Education Administrator.

EVALUATED BY: Principal/Designee and/or Special Education Administrator with input from Special Education Teacher/liaison and/or classroom teacher.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The teaching assistant will assist in all aspects of assigned students in the integrated education and/or sub separate program as coordinated by the Special Education liaison and in accordance with the Individual Education Program (IEP).

• High school diploma or GED, required
• Associate's degree or higher in related field and previous experience/training (e.g., education, child development, psychology, etc); preferred
• Degree or certification related to behavior management with a minimum of six months of experience working with children with developmental delays; preferred
• Background in working with children with disabilities, preferred
• Familiarity in reading and understanding IEPs, preferred
• Demonstrates ability to manage complex/varied tasks simultaneously
• Excellent personal and communication skills in working with school personnel and community members and with a high level of confidentiality
• Some special education teaching assistants may be assigned to work with an individual student and will need to meet specific qualifications

• Works with assigned students throughout the total school environment to implement goals and objectives of the Individual Education Programs under the direction of the special education teacher and/or classroom teacher.
• Under the direction of the special education teacher and specialists, use developmentally and age appropriate strategies, language, equipment, materials, and technologies in a manner that facilitates student learning.
• May provide one-to-one and/or small group instruction and assistance in accordance with the student’s IEP and under the direction of the special education teacher, related service provider and/or classroom teacher.
• Collect student data for reporting purposes as determined by the special education teacher, related service provider, BCBA, and/or classroom teacher.
• May assist the special education teacher in collecting student work, supervising tests and making up work as determined by the special education teacher and specialist.
• Maintains confidentiality of individual students and their families.
• May assist students with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) as determined by their IEP and/or specific disability when such assistance is required on a regular basis. ADL’s include but are not limited to hygiene, feeding, mobility, wheelchairs, etc. This will be determined on an individual basis at the time of hire.
• If the assignment requires toileting duties, the teaching assistant will be informed in writing at the time of hire or if program needs change.
• Attend in-service professional development activities appropriate to their position.
• Participate in ongoing training scheduled/provided by the district including:
• Training and implementation of behavior support plans based on the function of behavior, interventions using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) (e.g., discrimination, differential reinforcement, extinction, shaping, etc)
• De-escalation strategies and behavior management techniques that promote the safety of self and students (body positioning, physical management techniques, universal precautions, proper lifting techniques, etc).
• Implements applied behavior analysis (ABA) principles and behavior support plans under the direction of the district BCBA or qualified district employees.
• Other duties as assigned by the Building Principal, Special Education Administrator and/or district BCBA.

The job is performed in a generally clean and healthy indoor environment with work inside about 85% of the time and work outside about 15% of the work schedule. The job requires some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling…