Teacher Assistant, Special Education (Autism) (EOY - End of Year)

Loudoun County Public Schools • Ashburn, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides instructional support, training, and personal assistance to teachers of students with physical or intellectual disabilities. Assists teachers by performing instructional duties, preparing classroom materials, supervising student behavior, learning and applying behavior management techniques, performing clerical duties, and providing personal hygiene and physical care as needed. Work is performed under the guidance and supervision of the teacher. The position is an end-of-year assignment lasting 10 months, 187 days, and 7 hours per day. It is non-exempt and not eligible for remote work.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; equivalent combinations of education and experience are acceptable.
• Experience as a teacher aide or experience working with children.
• Ability to work under teacher supervision and follow teacher-prepared lesson plans.
• Ability to work effectively with individual children and small groups while meeting instructional objectives established by the teacher.
• Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required.
• Ability to accept and adapt to differences in student characteristics and abilities.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, learn to operate video equipment, and learn individual medical procedures when necessary.
• Good human relations and communication skills, patience, and flexibility.
• Ability to communicate spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly as needed.
• Normal cognitive abilities, including the ability to learn, recall, and apply practices and policies.
• Ability to exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and negligible force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Responsibilities

• Collect and record student data, including skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
• Provide discipline in the teacher’s absence while maintaining consistency with established procedures.
• Implement behavior modification plans.
• Practice speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; read to students and ask questions to stimulate language development; and present expressive and receptive language activities.
• Supervise learning centers during independent student work and assist students in manipulating materials.
• Participate in classroom activities such as discussions and games.
• Operate computer and audiovisual equipment, including DVD players, data projectors, and smartboards.
• Prepare classroom materials, supervise student behavior, perform clerical duties, and provide personal hygiene and physical care as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED