Teacher Assistant

SCO Family of Services•Briarwood, NY

10d

About The Position

The Teacher Assistant supports students and classroom instruction under teacher direction. The role assists students with academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and functional goals, including implementing applicable IEP components and student-specific educational and behavioral plans. The assistant helps maintain a structured, safe classroom; supports students throughout the school day and assigned programs; documents observations and student progress; and collaborates with educators, service providers, families, and other team members.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Patience, flexibility, professionalism, reliability, consistency, and commitment to learners with diverse learning and behavioral needs.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Education, Special Education, Psychology, Human Services, or a related field.
Experience supporting students with ED and/or ID.

Responsibilities

Assist with individual, small-group, and whole-class instruction under teacher direction.
Provide teacher-directed academic help, reinforcement, prompting, redirection, and other instructional supports.
Reinforce classroom expectations, routines, and positive behavior; redirect inappropriate behavior and maintain a structured, safe classroom.
Apply positive supports, interventions, and appropriate de-escalation in accordance with each student’s educational and behavioral plans.
Help implement applicable IEP components and support academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and functional goals.
Collect and document student data, observations, behaviors, academic progress, and other relevant information as directed by the teacher or team.
Assist students during instruction, transitions, meals, recreation, physical and health education, vocational activities, and other assigned school programs.
Foster student independence, communication, appropriate social interactions, self-regulation, problem-solving, and responsible decision-making.
Supervise students throughout the day to protect their health, safety, and well-being.
Respond calmly and professionally to challenging behaviors and crises, following school procedures and individual behavioral plans.
Collaborate with special and general educators, related-service providers, counselors, behavioral staff, administrators, families, and other team members.