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Oswego Community Unit School District No. 308 lists this Special Education Teacher Assistant STARS (TH) opportunity in oswego, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Special Education Teacher Assistant
O swego Community Unit School District 308 is currently seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Special Education Teacher Assistant. Special Education Teacher Assistants play a vital role in supporting the academic, behavioral, and health/hygiene needs of our students as directed by Special Education Teachers. Successful candidates will have a desire to assist students with specialized needs to achieve their goals and reach their highest potential, knowledge (or the ability to obtain knowledge of) best practices for working with children and young adults that have specialized needs, skill in applying general written and verbal guidance to specific work situations, and the ability to lift and move up to thirty pounds without assistance or to assist with lifting and moving up to fifty pounds. Selected candidates will receive a competitive salary, $21.25 per hour, and benefit package; participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension plan; a typical thirty-five hour work week; access to medical and dental insurance with a 75% board-paid contribution toward premiums; and a work calendar with 12 paid holidays and winter/spring/summer break off each year.
Full-time Associates enjoy a robust selection of healthcare benefits including employer paid Life and AD&D insurance, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as three medical plans to choose from including PPO and HMO plans. What's more, SD 308 currently provides a deductible reimbursement program for medical expenses (excluding ER services), when an employee is enrolled in our PPO plan and uses our RUSH Healthcare reimbursement program. Prospective employees can learn more on the District website.
General Description
The special education teacher assistant supports students with disabilities from ages 3-21. Under the direction of a licensed special education teacher, the teacher assistant supports the goals of Individual Education Plans (IEP's) by modeling the necessary skills to perform assignments; following educational and specific behavioral plans; modeling appropriate behaviors and interactions with students and staff; and assisting students by providing for special health care needs.
Specific Responsibilities
Assists students with disabilities with academic, behavioral, social and functional growth and development.
Maintains confidentiality regarding all aspects of work with students with disabilities and other staff.
Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials.
Implements instructional programs and lesson plans (e.g. reading, math, language comprehension, writing, computer, etc.) for the purpose of reinforcing learning concepts.
Promotes independence of students with disabilities.
Documents students' daily activities (e.g. behavior, completed assignments, on/off task times, etc.).
Monitors individual and/or groups of students with disabilities in a variety of settings (e.g. classrooms, restrooms, playgrounds, hallways, bus-loading zones, cafeteria, assemblies, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
Provides specialized handling or care of students (e.g. toileting, diapering, feeding).
Communicates and collaborates with teachers and other relevant personnel for the purpose of assisting in evaluating student progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
Maintains classroom equipment and work area for the purpose of ensuring a safe and clean learning environment.
Participates in all meetings, and professional development activities as assigned by the building or district administrator.
Supports and implements District policies and procedures, regulations, and administrative directives.
Adheres to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules, regulations, and laws governing special education.
Performs other related duties as may be directed by the building or district administrator.
Licensure Requirements
Valid Illinois Educator License with Stipulations - Paraprofessional or Professional Educator License or Substitute Teacher License.
Qualifications
Appropriate verbal and written language skills
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
Effective interpersonal skills
Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job
Ability to use basic job-related equipment.
Ability to understand students' disabilities and apply this understanding to the responsibilities of the job.
Experience working with students with disabilities preferred.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, run, sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and assist in lifting up to 50 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Reviewed by: The Job Description Committee
Date: 4/11/2016
Worksite address
oswego, IL, 60543, US
Who can apply
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