SY 26-27 Therapeutic Educational Assistant (TEA)

Lynchburg City Schools•Lynchburg, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

To assist classroom teachers or other professionals with the care of special population students and to assist professional staff in helping students achieve instructional objectives, and established student goals.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Minimum of sixty (60) credit hours from an accredited post-secondary institution or career technical facility; or an Associate’s Degree; or successfully completed the ParaPro assessment.
Some experience in working with children.
This position also requires periods of standing; some walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling.
Ability to lift 40 lbs.
This position also requires that you participate in Mandt training.

Responsibilities

Supervises assigned groups of students engaged in independent study/play activities.
Supervises individual students that are experiencing difficulties and the need to be isolated.
Assists in the supervision of students arriving and leaving school.
Assists in preparing meals, supervising, and/or feeding students during mealtimes.
Assists students with numerous self-help skills if needed.
Assists in supervising/helping students during transition periods (bathroom, playground, rooms, and jobs).
Supervises large groups of students before school and during faculty meetings.
Assists in supervising and working with students while on the playground.
Performs clerical duties consisting of typing, duplicating, filing, recording data, distributing materials, preparing display materials, weighing and measuring children.
Assists in maintenance of files containing student records, work and assessment data.
Cleans and organizes room throughout the day and at the end of each day.
Reacts appropriately and as directed in emergency situations.
Handles information about students confidentially.
Maintains courteous, professional and effective working relationships with all levels of employees.
Works the days and hours necessary to perform all assigned responsibilities and tasks.
Performs related duties as necessary.
Works with individual or small groups of students to reinforce learning objectives and standards.
Assists with small group learning activities.
Provides instructional support during online learning.
Assists with the development of students’ social/emotional skills.
Supports students in learning classroom/school routines and procedures.
Provides supervision and a safe environment for students during structured and unstructured times such as lunch, recess, transitions, loading/unloading of buses and any other assigned duties.
Maintains a positive, professional, solution-focused demeanor at all times.
Maintains confidentiality.
Willingness to substitute or perform duties as requested.