About this role
Position Summary
Follows established Individual Educational Plans to improve socially significant behaviors under the supervision of the Teacher and Building Principal/Special Education Director.
Essential Job Functions
Incorporates specific educational objectives into the context of on-going activities, as appropriate
Facilitates opportunities for generalization and maintenance of skills
Communicates with students’ parents via communication log
Maintains a student notebook in a neat and orderly manner
Maintains student specific materials and reinforcers
Schedules activities as directed
Reviews progress on IEP goals
Participates in writing students’ progress reports
Updates students’ guidelines
Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
Plans, prepares, and develops various teaching aids such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs.
Presents subject matter to students, utilizing variety of methods and techniques such as lecture, discussion, and supervised role playing.
Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts.
May need assistance with toileting and lifting
Student may have behavior issues, medical conditions, work completion, elopement risks, aggression, and need de-escalation.
Reliable and consistent attendance
Help facilitate communication and social emotional skills.
Responsible for safety of students
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Completion of a Teacher Assistant Pre-Employment Training Program approved by the RI Department of Education (RIDE).
Three (3) exceptions to this particular qualification:
Those hired before January 1, 1999
Those with certification as a TA in another state,
Those with an associates degree or bachelors degree AND who have completed coursework or other training consistent with the teacher assistant program standards. It is a district's decision whether coursework or other training is consistent with the teacher assistant program standards.
Must meet one (1) of the following requirements after obtaining a certificate for a RIDE approved Teacher Assistant Program
Successfully pass the ParaPro Assessment. OR
Complete at least 2 years of study at an institution of higher education OR
Obtain an associates or higher degree.