Title or Position:
SIGNING TEACHER
ASSISTANT: EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS
PROGRAM
Job Description:
The teacher assistant's primary role is to
assist in all aspects of the daily instructional program for
special education students who are deaf or hard of
hearing. The signing teacher assistant may be
responsible for small group instruction under the direct or
indirect supervision of the teacher or other person
designated by NSSED to direct or supervise teacher
assistants.
The teacher assistant will participate in
activities necessary to maintain classroom integration and to
support a child's IEP in all curricula activities which
include classroom, community, vocational,
recreational/leisure, and domestic domains as
directed.
Essential Job Functions:
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Assist the teacher in the
preparation of materials
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Conduct individual and small
group instruction
under the direction of the
teacher
•
Assist in behavior
management under the direction of the teacher
•
Assist in toileting and
feeding under the direction of the teacher
•
Participate in team planning
meetings, staffing, parent conferences as requested by the
teacher
•
Participate in in-service
programs and professional meetings as requested by the teacher
•
Participate in vocational
instruction within or outside the school facility not to exceed
80% of their working time
•
Perform such other duties
and services under the supervising teacher's direction as may be
related to the smooth functioning of NSSED according to the
designated supervisor
•
Assist in lifting students
who weigh over fifty (50) pounds
•
Transport students by van or
bus programs as directed (must hold Type B drivers license)
•
Work collaboratively with
teacher, parents, and support personnel to improve services for
students
•
Be able to safely restrain
students or assist in safe restraint when their behavior plans
include physical restraint
•
Dress appropriately at all
times consistent with the school, work site, and community
standards to model appropriate dress for student
•
Any significant change of
job duties shall be subject to impact bargaining and shall be
considered temporary until such bargaining is completed
Requirements:
High School Diploma
Some College Preferred
State Paraprofessional Approval
(thirty [30] or more college hours or pass Paraprofessional
Test)
Reports to:
ELS Program Administrator
ELS Program
Supervisor