2026-2027 SPED Teaching Assistant - Broadway

Audubon Schools•New Orleans, LA

32d•$22,950 - $34,750•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Teaching Assistant (SPED TA) role is diverse and requires flexibility, courtesy, responsibility, collaboration, and excellent communication skills. SPED TAs will provide an engaging and enriching educational experience for students. Responsibilities vary by placement but include daily communication with Lead Teachers about needs and goals, assisting with classroom organization and environment, observing lessons, making copies, distributing materials, clarifying directions, and ensuring students properly restore materials. They will also observe SPED students for differentiation needs, share reflections with the teacher, meet weekly with Lead Teachers and Instructional Strategists to discuss observations and concerns, provide direct support to students needing extra help (e.g., cool down walks), build relationships with students, and consistently use Behavior Trackers. The role emphasizes meeting students at their level, building on strengths, and developing weaknesses, while creating an environment of respect and rapport, utilizing effective instructional strategies, and displaying professionalism within the Audubon Community.

Requirements

High School Diploma required
Experience working with children in a school or related setting
Must be trained in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or must be willing to attend the training

Nice To Haves

Experience in and/or understanding of the public school system including charter schools is desirable
Bachelor’s degree or higher in education or related field
CDA
Applied Behavior Analysis training

Responsibilities

Communicate each morning with Lead Teacher's about daily needs/goals.
Help Lead Teacher's clean/organize and carry out the vision for the classroom environment.
Observe lessons, make copies, hand out materials, and clarify directions if needed, ensure students properly restore materials.
Observe SPED students for possible needs for more differentiation and share reflection with the teacher.
Meet weekly at a set time with Lead Teachers and Instructional Strategists to discuss observations, tracking sheets, positive interactions and concerns.
Sit near student/students who need extra support.
Offer help to SPED students, such as taking a cool down walk.
Build relationships with SPED student/ students and encourage them to grow.
Use Behavior Trackers consistently when provided by Lead Teacher, Social Worker, SPED Coordinator, or SPED Teacher.
Encourage and model respectful talk, active listening and turn taking.
Acknowledge students’ backgrounds and lives outside of the classroom.
Exhibit body language indicative of warmth and caring to students.
Encourage and model politeness and support for all community members.
Encourage and model fairness in all interactions.
Actively assist in the supervision of students.
Encourage and support student enthusiasm, interest, thinking, problem solving, etc.
Facilitate an environment where students are actively “working” rather than watching while their teacher “works”.
Gathers and uses evidence of student understanding to assist the lead classroom teacher by using the information to inform instruction and remediation.
Assists students in assessing their own work against established criteria.
Reflect and refine personal practice based on feedback from others and self-reflection.
Assist the lead classroom teacher in maintaining accurate documentation of student progress.
Assist the lead classroom teacher in preparing materials as necessary.
Regularly work with colleagues to share and plan for student success.
Participate in professional development opportunities that emphasize improving practice.
Regularly participate in or initiate school activities which further the mission of the school.
Regularly participate in or initiate activities which emphasize community service.
Supports students even in the face of difficult situations or conflicting policies.
Fulfills organizational mandates regarding policies and procedures.