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

Loudoun County Public Schools • Sterling, 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 a teacher.

The role involves collecting and recording student data, maintaining discipline and established procedures, implementing behavior modification plans, supporting speech and language objectives as directed by a speech therapist, supervising learning centers, assisting students with materials, participating in classroom activities, and operating computer and audiovisual equipment. The position is non-exempt and is scheduled for 10 months, 187 days, and 7 hours per day. It is not eligible for remote work and is designated non-certified.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• 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 to meet 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 to perform individual medical procedures when necessary.
• Good human relations and communication skills, patience, and flexibility.
• Ability to talk and convey detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Normal cognitive abilities, including the ability to learn, recall, and apply practices and policies.
• Ability to sit or remain stationary for long periods and exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, or negligible force frequently or constantly, to move objects.

Responsibilities

• Collect and record student data, such as skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
• Provide discipline in the teacher’s absence and maintain consistency with procedures established by the teacher.
• 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; present expressive and receptive language activities.
• Supervise learning centers during independent student work and assist students in manipulating materials.
• Participate in classroom activities, including discussions and games.
• Operate computers and audiovisual equipment, such as DVD players, data projectors, and smartboards.
• Assist with instructional duties, classroom material preparation, clerical duties, and student 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