Position Title:        Specialized Instructional Assistant for the Therapeutic Learning Program  - Elementary TLP)

FLSA:                     Non-Exempt

Reports to:            Building Principal and Evaluation Team Supervisor

Terms of Employment:   Paraprofessional Staff with benefits according to the LEA Unit C collective bargaining agreement.  

30 hours per week.  $31.06 per hour (FY24 rate, will increase upon FY25 negotiations)

Organizational Scope:

A member of the Department of Special Education, this position reports directly to the building Principal and to the Director of Special Education while working under the direction of the Special Education Teacher(s)

Position Responsibilities:

• Teach small groups of students under the direction of classroom or TLP teachers.
• Tutor individual students under the direction of academic and therapeutic staf
• Support students in TLP and mainstream academic classes
• Facilitate implementation of strategies and interventions to address student’s academic needs
• Implement social/emotional intervention plans as developed by team
• Communicate with staff regarding student’s progress
• Triage students to appropriate staff
• Communicate with staff regarding student’s daily attendance to school/class
• Take and organize data as needed to document learning and behavior at school
• Complete school-home logs as requested by teachers
• Other duties as assigned

Additional Responsibilities:

• Contribute to a positive and productive environment within the program

Job Qualifications & Physical Demands:

BS or BA/ highly preferred  Must be willing and able to physically manage students if needed.

Comfort and familiarity with students identified as having social, emotional and behavioral needs .  Ability to work in collaboration with a team and flexibility in day to day work tasks. 

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.  Must be willing and able to physically manage students if needed. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands or arms.

Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community

Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, or military status.