Teacher Assistant, Special Education (Autism) at SchoolSpring · Aldie

Summary: Loudoun County Public Schools is seeking a Teacher Assistant for Special Education focusing on Autism. The role involves providing instructional support and assistance to teachers working with students who have physical or intellectual disabilities, including managing classroom activities and implementing behavior plans.

Responsibilities:
- Collects and records student data such as skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting
- Provides discipline in the absence of the teacher and maintains consistency with procedures established by the teacher
- Implements behavior modification plans
- Practices individual speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; reads to students and asks questions to stimulate language development; presents language activities involving expressive and receptive areas of development
- Supervises learning centers during independent student work and assists students in manipulating materials
- Participates in classroom activities such as discussions and games
- Operates computer and audiovisual equipment such as DVD, data projector, or smartboards

Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience as a teacher aide or experience working with children
- Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher, including following lesson plans prepared by teachers
- Ability to work effectively with individual children and small groups, meeting the instructional objectives as established by the teacher
- Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required
- Ability to accept and adapt to the wide differences in student characteristics and abilities
- Ability to operate standard office equipment, learn to operate video equipment, and learn to perform individual medical procedures when necessary
- Good human relations and communications skills; patience and flexibility

Required Skills: Behavior modification plans, Speech therapy techniques, Operating audiovisual equipment, Data collection and recording, Student supervision, Instructional support, Patience