Teacher Assistant, Special Education (1:1)
$46,738–$52,582 year
On-siteAshburn, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Assist teachers with students with physical or intellectual disabilities by performing instructional duties, preparing materials, and supervising behavior. Provide 1:1 personal assistance including hygiene and physical care, while implementing behavior modification plans and collecting data on skills, seizures, and toileting. Reinforce cognitive, speech, and motor skills; read to students, practice vocabulary, and facilitate language development. Supervise learning centers, operate audiovisual equipment, and maintain discipline in the teacher's absence. Work under teacher guidance for 10 months at $22.47–$25.28 hourly, reporting to the principal.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience as a teacher aide or working with children
- 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
- Ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies
- Normal cognitive abilities
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