Teacher Assistant, Special Education (Cross Category) (EOY - End of Year)

Loudoun County Public Schools; Ashburn (VA); Presencial; USD 31.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Loudoun County Public Schools in Ashburn, VA is seeking an instructional support aide to assist teachers of students with physical or intellectual disabilities. You will help with instructional duties, prepare materials, supervise students, and support personal hygiene and care as required under the teacher's guidance.

Responsibilities include collecting data, implementing behavior plans, assisting with speech and language activities, and operating classroom tech.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience as a teacher aide or working with children is required.

Responsabilidades

• Collects and records student data such as skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
• Provides discipline in the absence of the teacher and maintains consistency with procedures established by the teacher.
• Implements behaviour modification plans.
• Practices language activities and reads to students to stimulate development as directed by the speech therapist.
• Supervises centres and assists students in manipulating materials.
• Participates in classroom activities such as discussions and games.
• Operates computer and audiovisual equipment.

Conocimientos

Teacher aide experience

Child development awareness

Patience and flexibility

Follow teacher instructions

Ability to lift and assist

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

Job Overview

This is work providing instructional support, training, and personal assistance to teachers of students with physical disabilities or intellectual disabilities. An employee in this assignment is responsible for assisting the teacher by performing instructional duties, preparing classroom materials, supervising student behavior, learning and applying specific behaviour management techniques, performing clerical duties, and providing assistance with personal hygiene and physical care as required. The work is performed under the guidance and supervision of the teacher.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Collects and records student data such as skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
• Provides discipline in the absence of the teacher and maintains consistency with procedures established by the teacher.
• Implements behaviour modification plans.
• Practices individual speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; reads to students and asks questions to stimulate language development; presents language activities involving expressive and receptive areas of development.
• Supervises learning centres during independent student work and assists students in manipulating materials.
• Participates in classroom activities such as discussions and games.
• Operates computer and audiovisual equipment such as DVD, data projector, or smartboards.

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or GED

Experience: Experience as a teacher aide or experience working with children

Licences and Certifications: NA

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher, including following lesson plans prepared by teachers
• Ability to work effectively with individual children and small groups, meeting the instructional objectives as established by the teacher
• Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required
• Ability to accept and adapt to the wide differences in student characteristics and abilities
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, learn to operate video equipment, and learn to perform individual medical procedures when necessary
• Good human relations and communications skills; patience and flexibility

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 10 months/ 187 days/ 7 hours per day

Salary Level: Scale B/Universal - Non-exempt Level 4

Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Salary Range: $22.47- $25.28

Remote Work Eligible: No

Union Designation: Non-Certified