Special Education Teacher Aide

Pt Special Education Teacher Aide

Uintah High School (Up to 29.5 Hours Per Week, Voucher Position, No Benefits)

Applicants Must Be 21 Years Of Age Or Older

District Expectations For Special Education Aides:

• Provides instructional support to special education teacher
• Assists in teaching daily living skills, social skills, leisure-time activity skills, specific self-help skills, community access and mobility skills
• Ability to lift 45 pounds
• Encourages and reinforces students, building self-image and helping them to be responsible
• Assists the teacher with student behavior management
• Provides instruction to students, under direction of special education teacher
• Assists teacher with clerical duties
• Accompanies students to mainstream classes, supervising and assisting during class and times between classes
• Assists students with feeding, personal hygiene, toileting, diapering, changing clothes, etc. Can require the lifting, positioning and carrying of students
• Assists students with group and club participation during school hours
• Assists in planning and supervising field trips and other off-campus activities
• Follow teacher's program when working with students
• Track student progress
• Collect student behavioral data
• Consistently follow behavior system and classroom management program
• Tutor students in small groups with basic reading and math skills
• Maintain positive working relationships with students and staff
• Maintain confidentiality
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Associate Degree, 48 semester hours of college credit or must have passed the Para-Pro Test or be willing to take and pass the Para-Pro Test immediately upon hire
• Successful experience working with children at risk
• Successful experience as an at risk teaching assistant

Your application will be complete when you attach the following with your online application:

• Copies of college transcript(s) if available
• A minimum of three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a direct supervisor (does not have to be a current supervisor), which address candidate's skills at working effectively with students, parents, staff and community members

Complete applications will be given preferred consideration deadline to apply: open until filled salary: as per district salary schedule beginning: 2026/2027 school year