Special Needs Teacher Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 403(b) match
• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Summary:
-To assist the classroom teacher in the direct care and supervision of the students in the classroom, in a safe, clean, and educationally stimulating environment
Multiple positions are available ranging from kindergarten through 22 years old. Classroom options range from academic, life skills, and vocational programs. Placement based on experience. 

Qualifications:
Education: Required: High School Diploma or GED.   Some college preferred.

Experience: A minimum of one year of classroom experience working with persons with behavioral modification preferred.

Required Credentials: Must have a valid Driver’s License. CPR/First Aid Certification is preferable but will train to obtain certification.  

All employees must pass a background screening and drug test for employment.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear.  This position is very active and requires standing; walking; bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 lbs.

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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities:  
Assist teacher in the implementation of daily lesson plans.
Prepare classroom materials.
Assist with the overall care of the students in the assigned classroom including toileting and other personal hygiene as needed.
Assist the teacher in classroom management including providing individualized instruction as needed, to individual students or small groups.
Drive school buses as assigned in a safe and timely manner.
Behavior management
Comply with Easterseals policies and procedures utilizing the highest standards of personal and professional ethics and behavior.
Demonstrate good judgment, diplomacy, courtesy, and effective communication while working at Easterseals or when representing the organization.
Other duties as assigned.
Locations:
3100 Fruitville Ave, Sarasota Florida 34237 inside the Boys and Girls Club K-12th grade.