Teacher Assistant, Special Education (ECSE / Autism)
$46,738–$52,582 year
On-siteLeesburg, Virginia, United States
EXPIREDLeesburg, Virginia, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$46,738–$52,582 yearHigh School Or EquivalentLarge
Full TimeHigh School Or EquivalentLarge
Job Summary
Collect and record student data on skill practice, seizures, and toileting. Provide discipline and maintain consistency with established procedures while implementing behavior modification plans. Assist teachers with personal hygiene and physical care as required. Practice speech objectives, read to students, and stimulate language development. Supervise learning centers and assist students in manipulating materials during independent work. Operate audiovisual equipment and participate in classroom discussions and games.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience as a teacher aide or experience 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
- Normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies
- Ability to exert 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
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