EC Teacher Assistant

Exceptional Children (EC) Teacher Assistant

Under general supervision, performs a variety of technical and clerical tasks in assisting a teacher. Employee may perform a wide range of tasks in order to support the efforts of the lead teacher, meet the needs of all students, and ensure the provision of quality instruction for all students. Employee may provide one-on-one assistance with academics and behavioral problems and may lead small group activities.

Employee assists lead teacher with general housekeeping and clerical duties. Reports to a Principal and/or lead teacher.

Specific duties and responsibilities essential job functions:

• Establish and maintain rapport with learners
• Consistently monitor the safety and well-being of students by performing monitoring duties in learning environments as assigned
• Prepare and organize materials to support teaching and learning as directed by the instructional team
• Support student's independence, self-advocacy, positive sense of identity, self-control, and self-reliance
• Support students with disabilities in their use of self-assessment, problem-solving, and other cognitive strategies
• Understand and articulate common educational and medical terminology used in the school setting
• Use and maintain adaptive equipment/materials and assistive technology to include augmentative and alternative communication devices for students with disabilities
• Support a safe and equitable learning environment that honors diversity and inclusion. Responds to emergency situations (e.g. injured students, fights, etc.) for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel
• Proctor routine classroom and standardized tests following student accommodations
• Attend meetings and participate with other team members
• Participates in staff development workshops (such as de-escalation training) and staff meetings as required
• Use techniques to address personal care, medical care, and physical assistance to students with disabilities as directed or authorized by a licensed professional
• Support daily living and functional skills such as feeding, toileting or other task's students are not able to perform for themselves
• Receive training for delegatable special health care needs
• Follow written behavioral intervention plans (BIP) in accordance to a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) provided by the instructional team, seeking clarification and training as needed Implement positive behavior supports outlined in a behavior support plan as determined by the instructional team
• Implement individualized reinforcement systems as determined by the instructional team
• Support the implementation of social-emotional and behavioral interventions as determined by the instructional teams
• Assist in teaching specific behaviors and procedures to facilitate safety and learning in each school setting as determined by the instructional team
• Respond to student actions using strategies under the guidance and direction of the instructional team
• Support development of social skills and facilitate proactive peer interactions for students with disabilities under the guidance of the instructional team
• Support students with disabilities by modeling and facilitating the use of conflict resolution and collaborative problem solving under the guidance of the instructional teams
• Record objective and accurate data using collection procedures
• As guided by the instructional team maintain standardized records and documentation concerning the progress of students
• Use universal precautions to assist in maintaining a safe, healthy environment in all settings.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum training and experience:

• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 48 hours of college level coursework with a GPA of 2.0 or higher
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities

Minimum qualifications or standards required to perform essential job functions:

Physical requirements:

Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, equipment for children with special needs, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.

Data conception:
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal communication:
Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.

Language ability:
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple…