Part Time EC Teacher Assistant 1:1
On-siteForest City, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Provide individualized and group instruction based on student IEP goals, implementing research-based reading, math, and social skill programs while recording progress data. Supervise students during off-campus activities, field trips, and inclusion events; assist with learning aids, assistive technology, and specialized healthcare procedures such as medication administration and feeding programs. Perform classroom housekeeping, prepare materials, and maintain inventory. Cover classes for teacher IEP meetings and parent conferences, serve on school committees, and advocate for student needs to administration and community providers.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrate a basic level of computer proficiency needed to perform routine clerical duties
- Maintain the ability to abide by all guidelines in the school crisis plan and assist students to correctly follow crisis plan procedures
- Maintain knowledge of medications for assigned students
- Correctly use all specialized feeding equipment
- Apply rhotic devices (e.g. splints, AFOs, scoliosis jackets, leg braces) as prescribed by the physical therapy staff
- Provide assigned specialized healthcare procedures (e.g. suctioning, percussion, administration of oxygen, etc.)
- Use assistive technology and adapted environmental devices to assist students during instructional lesson and/or activities of daily living
- Maintain the confidentiality of all student information
- Serve as a role model for students in actions and words
- Advocate for student needs in an assertive and professional manner to school administration, adult service providers and the community
- Treat students with dignity and respect at all times
- Maintain a good attendance record and demonstrate the ability to be punctual
- Communicate all concerns and problems to the teacher and/or principal in a timely manner
- Demonstrate best practices in the delivery of services (e.g. age appropriateness, normalization, self-determination, etc.)
- Attend all scheduled staff development and training sessions
- Cover classes when teachers need to attend student IEP meetings and parent conferences
- Serve on school level and system level committees as needed
- Participate in school-wide events as requested
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