Special Education Teacher Assistant

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Colleton County School District

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Special Education Assistant
• Date Posted: 7/24/2025
• Location:
  
  Black Street Early Childhood Center

• Assists students with academic exercises and class activities; concentrates efforts with small groups of students and individuals as necessary.
• May assist with basic computer instruction.
• Compiles, prepares and organizes materials and classroom for instruction and classroom activities.
• May serve as testing proctor for assigned class.
• Assists in cleaning and storing of materials after completion of activities.
• Reinforces all knowledge and skills taught by the classroom teacher, speech therapists and physical therapists; assists teacher with academic instruction and the instruction of daily living routines, skills and concepts.
• May assist with physical health programs, including exercising, stretching and walking for physical therapy; adjusts special equipment/adaptive equipment for student use as needed; monitors and inspects students' prostheses, casts, braces, etc., for proper functioning.
• Performs tasks and errands for students as necessary; provides basic locomotion, first aid, feeding, hygiene, toileting, removing/putting on outerwear, etc.
• Assists with behavior and discipline concerns as outlined in each student's IEP or behavior plan; observes students' behavior and notifies teacher and/or school nurse of behavioral changes as appropriate; redirects behavior if possible.
• Works with individual students to help them adjust behaviorally and academically into partial or fully mainstream classroom and social situations.
• Assists teacher by performing such duties as recording daily attendance, grading assignments, recording daily assignments for students, recording and/or analyzing test scores/grades, substituting as needed, setting up special projects, escorting students to other areas of the school, packing/unpacking student communication folders, running errands, ordering supplies, etc.
• Collects and receipts monies for monthly activity fees, school fees, school pictures, field trips, meal fees, etc.
• Supervises and assists students when unloading and loading buses, in the halls, on field trips, during testing, during lunch and on school grounds.
• May prepare daily snacks for and/or serve meals to students.
• Coordinates and/or participates in special programs or projects as assigned.
• Attends staff meetings as required; participates in in-service training programs.
• Receives and responds to inquiries and requests for assistance in areas of responsibility.
• Keeps abreast of developments in special education and grade-appropriate curriculum and instruction.
• Operates wheelchairs and a variety of office and specialized equipment, which may include a computer, printer, copier, calculator, telephone, audio-visual equipment, laminating machine, binding machine, waxing machine, die cutter, etc.; uses clerical, copier, computer supplies, arts and crafts supplies, instructional supplies and materials.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as the classroom teacher, other teachers, principals, physical/occupational/speech therapists, counselors, other school staff, District staff, students, parents, volunteers and the general public.
• Attends training, conferences, workshops, etc., as appropriate to enhance job knowledge and skills.
• Maintains a clean and orderly classroom.
• Performs routine clerical tasks as required, including but not limited to preparing reports and records, copying and filing documents, entering and retrieving computer data, preparing notices and mail, etc.
• Performs related duties as required.

Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent?

• At least one of…