Teacher Assistant - Elementary

Teacher Assistant – Full‑Time – Elementary

Chariho Regional School District — Wood River Junction, Rhode Island.

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

The Chariho Regional School District is accepting applications for full‑time District Teacher Assistants, working 7 hours per day, 180 days per year, currently assigned to an elementary school. Candidates must be comfortable working with students who have toileting and positioning needs.

Applicants must have completed a certified Teacher Assistant training course and passed the Para Pro exam, or hold an Associate’s Degree or higher in an education‑related field.

Position provides paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), and a generous retirement/health/dental/life insurance benefits package.

Paraprofessional work of an instructional, therapeutic, or personal nature in an educational setting with individuals or small groups of students with moderate to severe developmental, cognitive, learning, physical, and/or social‑emotional disabilities.

Assist teachers or supervisors in the design, implementation, and evaluation of program activities to ensure high learning and performance levels for students.

• Follow all school district policies and procedures.
• Maintain effective professional communication and collaboration with classroom teachers.
• Assist the classroom teacher with reinforcement of curriculum in all core areas.
• Work with students on an individual basis or in small groups.
• Help bring students’ achievement standards to proficiency levels.
• Monitor/evaluate student achievement and classroom performance.
• Correct students’ work when the teacher provides an answer key.
• Monitor behavior management and disciplinary plans, keeping accurate records.
• Interact with students in a developmentally appropriate and positive manner.
• Assist in setting up Individualized Education Plan meetings.
• Copy students’ paperwork as needed.
• Provide support by setting up work area, displays, bulletin boards, operating equipment, and distributing/collecting papers, supplies, and materials.
• Assist on field trips when educationally necessary and approved.
• Perform other duties within the building such as recess, skills, hall, lunchroom, or bus as assigned by the principal or supervisor.
• Participate in required professional development programs designed for staff development.
• Perform responsibilities unique to teachers assisting medically fragile and/or physically handicapped students (lifting, self‑help skills, positioning, transferring, etc.).
• Perform responsibilities unique to teachers assisting students with developmental, cognitive, learning, physical, and/or social‑emotional disabilities.
• Implement procedures, protocols, and interventions unique to individual student or classroom needs (positive behavioral supports, communication systems, physical transfers, toileting, self‑help skills, visual supports, sensory diets, feeding protocols, and Crisis Prevention and Intervention techniques).
• Participate in professional development programs designed for individual students or classrooms.
• Interact with students in a developmentally appropriate, respectful, consistent, and empathetic manner.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and a desire to work with the students to whom they are assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Basic instructional methods and techniques, educational practices, and procedures.
• Classroom procedures and appropriate student conduct.
• Basic child/adolescent developmental stages.

Ability to:

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work with children in a sensitive and effective manner.
• Analyze, communicate, and use interpersonal skills.
• Readily learn assigned duties and adhere to classroom/student procedures.
• Maintain accurate and complete records and files required by law, school district policy, and procedures.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and procedures.
• Operate office/school equipment.
• Work as a collegial partner with other professionals.
• Consistently follow established procedures and protocols.
• Implement CPI techniques, after appropriate training, when…