SPED Associate Teacher

General Description:

As a Special Education Associate, your role will involve providing support to students with disabilities and working closely with special education teachers to ensure that all students receive the best possible education. You will be responsible for assisting with individualized education plans, providing one-on-one support to students, and working collaboratively with other professionals to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment. This is an incredibly rewarding role that will allow you to make a real difference in the lives of students with disabilities. 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS  & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be highly qualified as an Instructional Assistant according to Texas Education Agency guidelines.
• Proven ability to work in a polite and friendly manner and relate to a variety of constituencies, including but not limited to administrators, parents, teachers, students, other school staff, and school visitors.
• Possesses good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.
• Must possess a sense of humor.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the district may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Ability to seamlessly use a variety of instructional technologies in a competent way that advances student learning.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage student learning and classroom supporting Distance Learning Teacher.
• Assist students in the virtual learning environment.
• Support blended learning rotational model as indicated in daily lesson plans.
• Collaborate with Distance Learning Teachers weekly to ensure seamless instruction delivery.
• Take daily attendance in accordance with TEA student attendance accounting procedures.
• Assists students as needed.
• Provides accommodations in the classroom as required.
• Completes required documentation.
• Works with small groups of students or individually as required.
• Assist students with technology functions/issues.
• Respects the confidential nature of the classroom and will refer to the Distance Learning teacher if a problem arises.
• Performs other office duties and/or tasks as designated or assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Make parent/guardian contacts as needed.
• Train students' overall technology.
• Daily set up Distance Learning platforms.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS:

Physical Demands

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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description identifies general responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all duties performed. This document is subject to change in response to student demographics, staffing factors, funding variables, modified operating procedures, program/curriculum changes, and unforeseen events.

Our client provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and

prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,

national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or

expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Types: Full-time, Non-Exempt