Teacher Assistant SPED Self Contained
Job in
Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, 38655, USA
Listed on 2026-10-05
Listing for:
Oxford School District
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-05
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Assistant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position Title:Special Education Teacher Assistant FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Department: Curriculum
Reports to: Principal Location: District
Salary Scales: Teacher Assistant Scale
Position Type: Full-Time (Hourly)
Salary Range: $17.39/hr - $20.47/hr
This position provides an additional $1,000 per year in compensation.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities Provide Instructional Support (35%)- Assist classroom teacher with instructional duties and specialized tasks
- Work with individuals, small groups, or large groups
- Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher/therapist
- Adapt classroom activities, assignments, and materials
- Assist students with electronic communication devices, switches, pointers, feeders
- Perform clerical tasks (copies, filing)
- Maintain instructional materials
- Administer tests, homework, make-up work
- Serve as information source for substitute teachers
- Participate in development and support of special education programs
- Participate in implementing student behavior plans
- Assist with behavior modification and de-escalation techniques
- Monitor students in various environments to maintain safety
- Monitor student behavior, time-outs, and in-class detentions
- Encourage positive attitudes and self-esteem
- Respond to emergency situations
- Record and report student concerns promptly
- Model appropriate social behavior
- Maintain ethical behavior and confidentiality
- Monitor daily schedules and behavior plans
- Assist with personal care: toileting, hygiene, diapering, clothing, wash-up
- Assist with breakfast, lunch, snacks, and clean-up
- Support feeding tasks (heating food, grinding food, collecting lunch money)
- Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment
- Assist with mobility needs: lifting/positioning, wheelchairs, loading/unloading buses
- Escort students around school and on field trips
- Collaborate with teachers, parents, medical professionals, and therapists
- Maintain records and files
- Communicate student concerns and help resolve issues
- Support substitute teachers
- Maintain professional competence
- Perform other duties as assigned by teacher/administrator
- Associate's degree in early childhood or
- At least 60 college credit hours and at least 12 early childhood college credit hours or
- High school diploma/GED, meet minimum standard of ACT Work Keys Silver level certification scores, and at least 12 early childhood college credit hours
- High school diploma/GED, and meet minimum standard of ACT Work Keys Silver level certification scores, and at least 12 early childhood college credit hours or
- Associate's degree or higher or
- At least 48 college credit hours
- All employees hired by the school district must pass a criminal background and child abuse registry check. **
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work with teachers and students to demonstrate ways of supporting students in the classroom.
Last Revised: 03/24/2026
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