Position Title:Special Education Teacher Assistant FLSA Status: Non-exempt Department:CurriculumReports to:Principal Location:DistrictSalary Scales:Teacher Assistant Scale Position Type: Full-Time (Hourly)Salary Range:$17.39/hr - $20.47/hr Description of Position: The special education teacher assistant is an educational professional who assists full-time special education teachers with reinforcing the instruction, assisting with classroom activities and providing clerical assistance. This position will involve extra assistance or supervision of students while the special education teacher is out of the classroom. The special education teacher assistant helps monitor and supervise students to ensure a safe and orderly environment within the classroom. This position provides an additional $1,000 per year in compensation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide Instructional Support (35%)
- Assist classroom teacher with instructional duties and specialized tasks
- Work with individuals, small groups, or large groups
- Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher/therapist
- Adapt classroom activities, assignments, and materials
- Assist students with electronic communication devices, switches, pointers, feeders
- Perform clerical tasks (copies, filing)
- Maintain instructional materials
- Administer tests, homework, make-up work
- Serve as information source for substitute teachers
- Participate in development and support of special education programs
Provide Student Behavior & Safety Support (30%)
- Participate in implementing student behavior plans
- Assist with behavior modification and de-escalation techniques
- Monitor students in various environments to maintain safety
- Monitor student behavior, time-outs, and in-class detentions
- Encourage positive attitudes and self-esteem
- Respond to emergency situations
- Record and report student concerns promptly
- Model appropriate social behavior
- Maintain ethical behavior and confidentiality
- Monitor daily schedules and behavior plans
Assist With Personal Care & Mobility (25%)
- Assist with personal care: toileting, hygiene, diapering, clothing, wash-up
- Assist with breakfast, lunch, snacks, and clean-up
- Support feeding tasks (heating food, grinding food, collecting lunch money)
- Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment
- Assist with mobility needs: lifting/positioning, wheelchairs, loading/unloading buses
- Escort students around school and on field trips
Collaboration, Communication & Administrative Duties (10%)
- Collaborate with teachers, parents, medical professionals, and therapists
- Maintain records and files
- Communicate student concerns and help resolve issues
- Support substitute teachers
- Maintain professional competence
- Perform other duties as assigned by teacher/administrator
MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
PreK
- Associate's degree in early childhood or
- At least 60 college credit hours and at least 12 early childhood college credit hours or
- High school diploma/GED, meet minimum standard of ACT WorkKeys Silver level certification scores, and at least 12 early childhood college credit hours
K-12
- High school diploma/GED, and meet minimum standard of ACT WorkKeys Silver level certification scores, and at least 12 early childhood college credit hours or
- Associate's degree or higher or
- At least 48 college credit hours
**All employees hired by the school district must pass a criminal background and child abuse registry check. **
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work with teachers and students to demonstrate ways of supporting students in the classroom.
Last Revised:03/24/2026