Teacher Assistant - High School

Teacher Assistant - High School (multiple openings)

King Philip Regional School District, King Philip Regional High School – Wrentham, Massachusetts. Open in Google Maps.

Starting Date: Sep 2, 2026

Job : 5776851

Final date to receive applications: Jun 26, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: Jun 11, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $22 to $27 Per Hour

Job Categories: Instructional Support >
Paraprofessional / IA

SUMMARY: Assist teachers in the special education and regular education classroom with daily activities supporting student learning, determined by the student’s IEPs and the directives of the teachers.

• Assist the teacher in routine classroom operations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of assigned students’ learning profiles.
• Demonstrate initiative and creativity with students and their program.
• Follow through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
• Maintain classroom environment to support student learning, as directed by the teacher.
• Correct students’ work; photocopy materials; keep logs and records as directed by the teacher; write lessons/notes on the board.
• Read IEPs of each assigned student.
• Implement accommodations on IEP (e.g., taking student notes, reading to student, administering tests orally).
• Act as liaison between regular education teacher and special education teacher to ensure continuity of service.
• Prepare to assist students in specific subject areas according to the requirements of the IEPs and the demands of the content area classes.
• Ensure content area requirements are noted in the student’s plan book and the teacher is aware of the same requirements.
• Be available and ready to assist the special education and regular education teachers as needed to support student learning.
• Supervise students in the absence of the teacher for brief discrete periods of time.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum of an associate’s degree and enrollment in a bachelor’s program at an accredited college/university. Previous experience with special education students.

Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to staff, parents, students, and administrators.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to develop and interpret graphs, tables, and charts.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to work with assigned special education student population; maintain confidentiality; maintain composure under stressful conditions; develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and School Committee policies.

The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; stand, walk, sit, talk or hear; occasionally use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently must bend at the neck more than the average person. Specific vision abilities required include close vision and peripheral vision.

The employee may assist in physical management of students and must be able to identify the direction of sound in a noisy environment.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. The environment and duties are in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and are not an exhaustive list of duties performed for this position.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

The King Philip Regional School District is committed to maintaining a school environment free of harassment towards students, parents, employees or the general public on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, homelessness, religion, age or immigration status and it does not tolerate discrimination.