About this role
TITLE
Educational Assistant Special Education
REPORTS TO
Principal
SUPERVISES
N/A
TERM: 10 months
JOB GOAL
Work to assist in the educational process
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
- Associates degree or higher or pass the ParaPro Assessment
EVALUATION
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with
provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attend required training programs.
- Support the teachers by carrying out various activities that lead to the emotional, intellectual, and social development of children; the assistants need to help teachers in successfully conducting these activities.
- Monitor students while the teacher is teaching.
- Reinforce the lesson taught by the teacher.
- Conduct small group tutoring as instructed by the teacher.
- Report to the teacher observations of problems with children.
- The teacher assistant should also help in maintaining a neat and clean classroom.
- The teacher assistant should perform duties assigned by the principal and teacher.
Candidates must provide documentation of a passing score of 456 on the ParaPro Assessment, completion of 48 college credit hours, or successful completion of the district-approved assessment. Additionally, all candidates must submit a copy of their high school transcript or GED documentation.