Special Ed 1:1 Teacher Assistant — Make an Impact

Providence School District; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Public Schools invites applications for a one-year, 1:1 Special Education Teacher Assistant at Nathan Bishop Middle School in Providence, RI. The role supports a student with individualized needs under the supervision of the principal and classroom teachers.

Starting date is immediate; compensation ranges from $20.71 to $25.16 per hour with eligibility for bus monitoring duties as required. The position offers a structured environment within a district serving a diverse student

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or 48 college credits or passing ParaPro Test (461) required.
• RIDE Certification: Teacher Assistant Training Program Certificate.
• Experience supporting classroom activities and assisting students is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• Conduct learning exercises with small groups of students.
• Guide students in developing positive relationships with peers and adults.
• Assist with supervision of pupils in classroom, corridors, yards, lavatories, cafeterias, and on field trips.
• Assist Pre-K through 5th grade students with toileting, dressing, feeding, positioning, and self-care as needed.
• Collect and distribute educational materials.
• Under teacher supervision, correct students’ work and prescribe additional work to remediate weaknesses.
• Operate machines that copy information for distribution to pupils.
• Assist teachers in meeting personal and physical needs of the child.
• Under teacher supervision, participate in discipline procedures and prescribe consequences for student behavior.
• Assist teachers in devising special strategies for reinforcing behavior or academic skills.
• Serve as chief information source for substitutes in absence of regular teacher.
• Commit to ongoing professional development sessions; such as those offered by RIDE and Local Union 1033.
• Perform additional teacher assistant duties as requested.

Education

Associate’s degree

48 college credits

ParaPro Test score 461

RIDE Certification: Teacher Assistant Training Program Certificate

Job description

Providence Public Schools invites applications for a one-year, 1:1 Special Education Teacher Assistant at Nathan Bishop Middle School in Providence, RI. The role supports a student with individualized needs under the supervision of the principal and classroom teachers.

Starting date is immediate; compensation ranges from $20.71 to $25.16 per hour with eligibility for bus monitoring duties as required. The position offers a structured environment within a district serving a diverse student