Temp: Teacher Assistant (TA) - All Summer Programs

Teacher Assistant Temporary: Summer Programs

Assists teachers and other school professionals with the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities receiving services during the summer. Assists students with individual and group instructional assignments and tasks. Provides care for the physical needs of students including bathroom/toilet care. This position requires extensive walking, stooping, pushing, carrying, climbing, bending and lifting.

Essential duties/responsibilities include:

• Assists students on/off buses often involving lifting and pushing. Monitors entry and exit of students assuring that they get to the correct classroom.
• Assists with non-instructional self-help skills, such as dressing, toileting, and personal hygiene.
• Assists in supporting students with challenging behaviors. Reacts promptly in the event of seizures, disruptive behavior, or related situations.
• Assists in gathering materials and classroom set up.
• Establishes a positive classroom climate.
• Supports classroom instruction and implementation of instructional.
• Works collaboratively with staff; teachers and facilitators.
• Assist in maintaining order in discipline in the classroom conducive to effective learning, and monitors appropriate use and care of materials, equipment and facilities.
• Observes and gathers data (assessment, attendance) on student(s). Confers and discusses progress of student(s) with teachers and other professional staff.
• Inventory and return of instructional materials in a timely/orderly fashion.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Minimum qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate required.
• None
• Considerable patience and the ability to work with students with disabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).
• Ability to deal effectively with students and staff.
• Ability to collaborate and follow directives effectively with a team.

Physical demands/working conditions:

• Standing: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Walking: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Sitting: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Using hands to handle or feel: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Pinching (fine motor skills): under 1/3 percent of the time
• Wrist deviation: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Keyboarding: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Pushing: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Pulling: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Reaching (with hands and/or arms): between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Climbing (Ascend/Descend): over 2/3 percent of the time
• Balancing: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Stooping: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Kneeling: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Crouching: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Crawling: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Bending: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Twisting: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Squatting: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Talking: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Hearing: over 2/3 percent of the time
• No special vision requirements
• Office, school or similar indoor environment: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Outdoor environment: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Moderate: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Up to 50 pounds: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time

Anne Arundel County Public Schools