Teaching Assistant - Special Education - Richmond Campus

The Faison Center•Richmond, VA

1h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a dedicated and energetic professional to support students by implementing daily educational programs and behavior treatment plans in a classroom setting. This role involves delivering one-on-one and group instruction, reinforcing positive behaviors, collecting and graphing data, and assisting with IEP-driven goals. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, compassionate, and committed to helping students build essential academic, social, and life skills. Responsibilities include facilitating instructional activities, monitoring behavior plans, completing daily communication logs, supporting community-based instruction, and maintaining a collaborative and professional classroom environment.

Requirements

Ability to work with children with autism and their families
Ability to work on a team
Ability to independently follow instructions to complete assigned tasks
Ability to provide consistent behavioral feedback on educational objectives
Ability to work in a diverse environment
Previous experience working with children
High school diploma or equivalent required
Lift 50 pounds (and keep back straight while doing so)
Bend at all joints fluently
Move in and out of and maintain a kneeling position for up to five minutes
Reach in all directions
Grasp using both hands
Move quickly in both confined and open spaces to avoid safety issues
Run in order to retrieve an individual who is moving quickly away from staff
Maintain balance while lowering to a half squat position

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with autism preferred, using the tactics of Applied Behavior Analysis
Ability to serve as a consistent role model for other staff members
Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Conducts instruction (e.g., one-on-one, small group, whole group) to teach students new skills in a variety of environments
Reinforces appropriate behavior of students and corrects incorrect responses appropriately
Provides instruction at pace appropriate for student and curricular procedure/sequence, completing target level of learn units presented daily and weekly
Records daily learn unit responses for the students as directed and graphs learn unit data and related information daily
After achieving criterion on prerequisite training modules, makes data-based decisions to bring instructional needs to the attention of the teacher or program supervisor
Meets learn unit and learn-units-to-criterion objectives as outlined by the program supervisor or classroom teacher
Assists students in tasks designed to master goals and objectives from the IEP
Assist with completion of educational, preference, and behavior assessments, under the guidance of the classroom teacher or program supervisor
Facilitates participation in group activities, keeping students on-task
Physically assists clients with challenging tasks (i.e. toileting, feeding, walking, cutting and pasting)
Facilitates community-based instruction by adhering to and implementing school-specific procedures off school premises
Writes notes in daily home/school communication log for each student according to standards outlined in professional writing trainings under the supervision of the classroom teacher
Follows posted classroom schedule of student/staff pairing, including following pick-up and drop-off schedule daily
Gathers and/or generates materials under the supervision of the classroom teacher
With all other team members, completes all cleaning and classroom assignments on a daily basis
Works on and completes modules on a schedule provided by the program supervisor or classroom teacher
Completes assigned trainings and implements procedures as outlined in trainings or in training materials
Works harmoniously on assigned team, engaging professionally with all internal and external consumers
Implements and monitors student behavior treatment plan to address maladaptive behaviors
Responds to targeted behaviors as outlined in plan and/or as directed by a behavior analyst supervisor
Collects and records daily data on occurrence of behaviors according to the schedule or guidelines outlined
Assists in maintaining updated records and graphs related to social behaviors through event recording, interval recording, duration recording, etc. for behavior treatment plans and IEP objectives
Shares responsibility with other staff in updating cumulative treatment records reflecting students current level of performance
Models all Faison handbook policies and procedures as well as instructional and behavior management related competencies throughout the work day
Implements staff training protocols with Teaching Assistants, accurately utilizing any staff training resources (such as training handbooks, module assignments, and hands on training sequences)