TEACHER ASSISTANT-TI-PRE-K ESE

Broward County Public Schools; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Broward County Public Schools is hiring a Teacher Assistant for Pre-K ESE classrooms to support children with daily living activities. The role requires educational qualifications and successful completion of a designated curriculum. Candidates should have a passion for helping children and a commitment to maintaining supportive learning environments.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Teacher Assisting Curriculum at a designated technical college.
• Passing score on the ParaPro Test or other standard tests.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal hygiene and restroom functions.
• Provide mobility assistance including lifting and positioning students.
• Assist with feeding needs and adaptive equipment.

Skills

Bilingual skills

Education

Associate's degree or at least 60 semester hours of college credit

Standard high school diploma or GED

Job description

Join to apply for the TEACHER ASSISTANT-TI-PRE-K ESE role at Broward County Public Schools.

Qualifications:

• EDUCATION: An earned Associate's degree from an accredited institution, or at least 60 semester hours of college credit from an accredited institution.
• OR
• EDUCATION: Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved GED Testing Program.

REQUIRED: Successful completion of the Teacher Assisting Curriculum at the designated technical college in the Broward County School District and passing score on the ParaPro Test or other standard tests to demonstrate the ability to assist in instructing reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics, or their readiness counterparts.

If additional continuing education hours are mandated by the funding source, they must be obtained within the required timeframe to maintain active employment.

PREFERENCES:

• Minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience working with children within the last five (5) years preferred.
• Six (6) earned semester hours in Human Growth and Development preferred.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• If assigned to a Pre-K/Pre-School ESE classroom with students, may provide assistance with activities of daily living, including:
• assisting with personal hygiene and restroom functions, which may include diapering or catheterization.
• providing mobility assistance including lifting, positioning, or transferring students.
• assisting with seizure control activities.
• assisting with feeding needs, including suctioning.
• assisting with adaptive equipment needs.
• providing behavioral assistance, including utilizing positive crisis management (PCM) skills.

Hourly Rate: To be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Work Calendar: 188 days.

Pay Grade: GRADE 13.

New hires will be hired at the minimum of the salary range.

To review the salary schedules, please visit the following link: Salary Schedules.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Education and Training

Industries

• Education Administration Programs