Milam Elementary - Special Education Assistant Teacher

Assistant Teacher/Sp Ed

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma; a passing score on the assistant teacher test
2. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Reports To:

Special Education Classroom Teachers

Job Goal:
Serve as assistant instructor to promote pupil learning. Reinforce skills and lessons taught by the instructor and supplement basal instruction to stimulate achievement.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Provides individualized (one-to-one) instruction to special education students as directed.
• Listens to special education children read and reads to special education in small groups.
• Reinforces instructions of special education teacher with coordinated activities as assigned.
• Helps all special education students stay on task during classroom activities (i.e. moving about classroom as assigned to assist special education students to understand and participate in instructional activities).
• Assists special education teachers in exposing special education students to library books and other supplemental resources as assigned.
• Supervises independent study of special education students.
• Makes resource material for independent study for special education students.
• Contributes to a positive learning environment for special education students.
• Observes, tracks, and manages student behavior.
• May assist students in using technology devices.
• Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with Universal Health Precautions.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.

Terms of Employment:
Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluated of Support Services Personnel.