What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teaching Assistant position at Emerald Charter Schools?
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHING ASSISTANT
Emerald Academy is Knoxville’s first college preparatory charter school. We are committed to the singular focus of growing all our scholars into leaders. We are a K-8 School of high expectations that creates the right learning culture for city students to thrive through our innovative use of time, personalized focus on each scholar and strong partnerships with scholar’s families and the community.
We believe that all students should read at or above grade level by third grade. We are committed to have our students perform in the top 5% of the state within our first decade of existence. We will develop in our scholars the skills, habits and values for them to graduate from high school, enroll in college and succeed in life.
Emerald Academy values its staff for their professional knowledge and abilities to foster student achievement. We will create an environment where teachers are empowered to make instructional decisions using the most current student evidence (data) and the team’s instructional expertise.
REPORTS TO: Special Education Teacher & Director of Specialized Services
JOB GOALS:
- Maintain student records
- Administer all diagnostic tools
- Prepare the classroom and organize all instructional materials and equipment
- Monitor the classroom when the teacher must attend staffing meetings, provide consultation, etc.
- Attend all in-service and faculty meetings as requested
- Refrain from discussing confidential school business and student records during and outside of school hours
- Assist in providing reasonable accommodations, as needed, for students with disabilities (e.g. toileting, feeding, or other self-help activities)
- Lift and bend to complete tasks
- Pass and maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training certification
- Assist in supervising students during bus trips as directed by the building-level administrator
- Chaperone during lunch, bus usage, recess/playground, and time frame just before/just after school
- Establish and maintain satisfactory, respectful working relationships within the school environment
- Be an active part of the staff never tiring in efforts to have all EA scholars succeed academically
- Perform other routine or sporadic duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Hold a high school diploma or GED equivalent
- Have sufficient experience in related field
- Possess a passion for the work itself
- Thrive in an innovative environment
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Believe all kids can learn and achieve at high academic levels.
START DATE: July 2021
No phone calls please.
