SPPS Special Education Teaching Assistants (TA)
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What is a teaching assistant?
TYPICAL DUTIES EXPECTED TO PERFORMED

The essential job functions of a Teaching Assistant include, but are not limited to, the following fundamental duties. May be assigned to any of the following as needed to support student success.

-Assist in implementing student Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), 504 Plans, Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), and sensory plans.

-Support the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms and environments.

- Assist students with functional skills, such as eating, dressing, toileting and other self-help activities. 

-Assist teachers in working with students on communication skills, implementing recommended classroom or therapeutic adaptations, use of assistive technology.

-Use of technology to complete logging daily, record student data and assist students.    

-Provide follow up instruction on Positive Behavioral Interventions and implement de-escalation strategies to avoid power struggles.

-Be trained in Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) for de-escalation and physical restraint techniques. Only  use NVCI physical intervention techniques when needed to assure the safety of the student or other students. 

- Able to move around classrooms and the schools to anticipate and meet the variety of student needs.  Must be physically be able to lift more than 40 pounds when applicable and able to sit, walk, climb, crouch, kneel, push, talk and hear.

-May be assigned to bus duty.  Bus duty includes helping students with disabilities enter bus; lock wheelchairs into place; fasten seatbelt and/or shoulder harness; help keep order on bus, implement behavior plans; maintain comfort and hygiene on bus. Assist in students exiting the bus; bring students into school building; take students to proper classroom. Escort students from bus safely to the curb. 

-Attend required trainings including Bus Duty, CPR and Third Party Billing. 

All duties can take place within the school building, on the bus, on field trips or field experiences, on the playground or any school environment.

TAs work the 6 hour school day, with extra pay for bus duty before and/or after school. 

Teaching Assistant Contract - https://www.spps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=96866&dataid=78673&FileName=C%20TA%2019-21%20FINAL.pdf 
Qualifications needed:
One of the following:
1) An AA, AS, AAS (or higher) degree, or
2) Two years of post-secondary coursework (60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) from an accredited institution of higher education which are applicable toward a bachelors degree, OR
Passing score of 460 (or higher) on the ParaPro Assessment AND either a high school diploma or a GED certificate. *If you are selected as a candidate and will need to take the ParaPro Assessment, SPPS will cover the cost of your first exam which is required to be completed within your first year of employment.
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