Wellesley Public Schools
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1.0FTE Elementary Special Education Teaching Assistant. This is a 1,189.50 hr/yr. or 32.5 hr/wk. position. Rate of Pay: $21.43/hr. to $26.05/hr. (depending on experience). Benefits available.
Title: Special Education Teaching Assistant

Qualifications:
•Bachelors Degree
•Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed
•Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check (C.O.R.I.), Sexual Offender Record Check (S.O.R.I) and fingerprints
•Passion for working with children/students
•Basic knowledge of child growth and development
•Knowledge of basic learning strategies
•Knowledge of basic behavioral strategies

Evaluated by: Special Education Department Head or Designee

Job Goal: The role of the Special Education Teaching Assistant is to support eligible students with disabilities in an effort to provide them with instructional, behavioral, and social emotional support needed for progress toward Individual Education Program goals under the direction of a certified teacher. The Special Education Teaching Assistant will provide these services in the general education classroom, special education classrooms and settings, and across all school settings as appropriate.
Work Year: In accordance with the Wellesley Teacher Association - Unit C

Salary/Benefits: In accordance with the Wellesley Teacher Association - Unit C

Performance Responsibilities:
•Assist with the specific student supports, either as individual or small group, with guidance from teaching staff in the implementation of IEP goals and benchmarks and related behavior plans.
•Provide student support services in all environments of the school setting under guidance of special education department head, related service providers, academic and behavior interventionists, and building principal (classroom, recess, lunch, bus transition, arrival).
•Support the academic program (reteaching, reinforcing, reviewing, assessing, scribing, note taking, data collection); and behavioral program (data collection, cuing, providing motor breaks, implement behavior plans).
•Provide regular feedback to the special education department head on the progress and challenges experienced by assigned students in addressing their IEP goals.
•Work in conjunction with special education teacher and/or classroom teacher to support learning experiences in the classroom, focusing first on the identified students with IEPs and then for the broader group of students. The goal is to be actively engaged in the learning environment, providing support for learners.
•Assist in implementing the school wide goals for maintaining a safe environment.
•Adapt to varying needs of students with special education services.
•Perform other related tasks or duties at the discretion of the department head or designee and/or principal.
•Participate in in-service training and meetings as well as training programs specific to the students being served.
•Facilitate socialization among students.
•Foster independence in students on IEPs by assisting them in the routines of school life.
•As appropriate, provide coverage for special education staff and general classroom teachers so that they may participate in special education related activities.

Essential Functions of the Job:
Must possess the ability to:
•Integrate into the classroom setting, working under the direction of the classroom teacher and/or special education department head to support student engagement.
•Adapt and acquire new skills and knowledge and use them consistently to support student engagement with learning activities, social interactions, and the school day.
•Maintain flexibility in day-to-day priorities set to reflect changing student needs
•Work in multiple classrooms or environments during the school day.
•Able to move with student form one school environment to another
•Physical agility and strength, with Safe Hold Training (CPI) or the ability to complete CPI training.

Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 1
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Wellesley Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wellesley Public Schools ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, or any other class as protected by law. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission Statement We believe it is our moral responsibility to welcome, celebrate and affirm the full spectrum and intersections of human differences in, and beyond our community. We commit to create a culture that embraces advocacy and pursues justice for all, especially those who have been historically marginalized. We will achieve our commitment by continuously challenging one another to examine systems of privilege and bias, confronting and interrupting inequity in all its forms, and routinely measuring the efficacy of our efforts.
Job Requirements

At least 2 years of relevant experience preferred

Bachelor degree preferred

Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

Application Questions There are no application questions required for this job posting.
Contact Information Ellen Quirk, Hunnewell Principal
28 Cameron Street
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02482
Phone: 781-446-6275
Email: quirke@wellesleyps.org