Teacher Assistant, Special Education (Cross Category) (EOY-End of Year)
Leesburg Elementary School
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Job summary
Leesburg Elementary School in Leesburg, Virginia is seeking a Teacher Assistant, Special Education (Cross Category) to provide instructional support and personal assistance to students with disabilities. You will help implement lesson plans, prepare materials, supervise students, and support behavior management under the guidance of the teacher.
Key duties include assisting with speech and language activities, managing centers, and operating classroom technology such as projectors and
Qualifications
- Minimum education: high school diploma or GED.
- Experience as a teacher aide or with children.
- No licenses or certifications required.
Responsibilities
- Assist teachers by following lesson plans and preparing materials.
- Supervise students and support behavior management.
- Support with personal hygiene and physical care as needed.
- Operate classroom tech like projectors and smartboards.
- Collaborate with speech therapist on language activities.
Skills
Education
Job description
Loudoun County Public Schools Leesburg Elementary School - Leesburg, Virginia Open in Google Maps
Starting Date: Immediately
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 behavior 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
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.
- 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 behavior 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 centers 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
Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.
Education
High school diploma or GED
Experience
Experience as a teacher aide or experience working with children
Licenses 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 communication skills; patience and flexibility
Physical Requirements
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:
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
Salary Level :Scale B/Universal - Non-exempt Level 4
This job is also posted in Loudoun County Public Schools
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 behavior 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
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.
- 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 behavior 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 centers 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
Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.
Education
High school diploma or GED
Experience
Experience as a teacher aide or experience working with children
Licenses 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 communication skills; patience and flexibility
Physical Requirements
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:
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-$26.28
Remote Work Eligible : No
Union Designation: Non-Certified
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $22.47 to $26.28 Scale B - Non-Exempt Level 4
Job Categories:
Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA
Special Education > General Special Education
- Citizenship, residency or work visa required
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