Teacher Assistant: Special Education (ACC) - Linthicum Elementary

IMDiversity; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Linthicum Elementary, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is seeking a Teacher Assistant: Special Education to support instructional programs for students with disabilities. The role involves observation, data collection, implementing IEP and behavioral plans, and assisting with health care and personal care tasks as needed.

The position may be 10 or 12 months depending on assignment, with duties spanning classroom support, mobility assistance, and supervision within

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• To work in a Title I-funded school, 48 college credit hours or a passing paraprofessional assessment (ETS or NES) is required.

Responsibilities

• Adapts classroom activities and materials under the teacher’s direction to support objectives.
• Assists in implementing instructional programs and provides instruction in individual and group activities.
• Participates in implementing IEP goals and behavioral plans for students with disabilities.
• Performs clerical tasks to assist in preparing instructional materials.
• Maintains data collection and documentation of activities and assistance provided to students.
• Attends meetings, professional development, and trainings.
• Assists with basic health care needs and personal care tasks as directed by health staff and IEP plans.
• Assists students with mobility needs and safe transportation within the school.
• Helps students access electronic communicators and assistive devices.
• Monitors students during pre-lunch and lunch periods in various school settings.
• Performs other related duties within the same classification.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate

48 college credit hours or paraprofessional assessment (ETS or NES)

Job description

Teacher Assistant: Special Education (ACC) - Linthicum Elementary
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Linthicum Elementary - Linthicum Heights, Maryland

Job Details

Job ID:5842075
Starting Date:To Be Determined

Job Description
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Teacher Assistant: Special Education

JOB SUMMARY

Performs duties under the direction of the classroom teacher and/or service provider to provide support and assist with the instructional program within the assigned school with specific responsibility for assisting in supervision and instruction of students with disabilities; observing and documenting student progress; implementing plans for instruction; and assisting students by providing for special health care needs and behavioral and social/emotional needs. Performs extensive and detailed data collection and documentation of each essential duty. The position may be 10 or 12 months depending on assignment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the classroom teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.
• Assists in implementing instructional programs and lesson plans and provides instruction to students in a variety of individual and group activities.
• Participates in the implementation of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and behavioral plans by the IEP team for students with behavioral needs or other special conditions.
• Performs clerical tasks to assist in the preparation of instructional materials.
• Maintains data collection and documentation of activities, assignments and assistance provided to students.
• Attends meetings, professional development, medical and behavioral trainings.
• May assist with administering immediate first aid and medical assistance as instructed by a health care professional (e.g. diapering, tube feeding, colostomy bags, medication, etc.), assists students with personal care tasks, including but not limited to, bathroom, clothing, hygiene, and toileting, and applies and removes physical therapy appliances as instructed by the service provider according to the IEP plan.
• Assists students with mobility needs such as lifting and positioning, in and out of wheelchairs; loading and unloading on the bus; transporting students in their wheelchairs in and around school and on field trips.
• Assists students with accessing their electronic communicators, switches, pointers, feeder, etc.
• Assists with pre-lunch and lunch activities and monitors students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate required.
• Other: To work in a Title I-funded school, 48 college credit hours or a passing score on a paraprofessional assessment issued by ETS or NES