Educational Assistant Special Educaton

TITLE: Educational Assistant Special Education

REPORTS TO: Principal

SUPERVISES: N/A

TERM: 10 months

JOB GOAL: Work to assist in the educational process

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING:

• Associates degree or higher or pass the ParaPro Assessment

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with

provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend required training programs.
• Support the teachers by carrying out various activities that lead to the emotional, intellectual, and social development of children; the assistants need to help teachers in successfully conducting these activities.
• Monitor students while the teacher is teaching.
• Reinforce the lesson taught by the teacher.
• Conduct small group tutoring as instructed by the teacher.
• Report to the teacher observations of problems with children.
• The teacher assistant should also help in maintaining a neat and clean classroom.
• The teacher assistant should perform duties assigned by the principal and teacher.

Candidates must provide documentation of a passing score of 456 on the ParaPro Assessment, completion of 48 college credit hours, or successful completion of the district-approved assessment. Additionally, all candidates must submit a copy of their high school transcript or GED documentation.