Special Education Teacher Aide, 2023-2024 School Year

REQUIREMENTS

1. High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum experience as determined by the Board. Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and school staff. Knowledge of diverse needs of children with disabilities and appropriate special education classroom practices. Completed at least 2 years of study at an institution of higher education. Obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree; or Met a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrated, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematic (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness). Criminal History approval. Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident status. NJ Residency, as required by statute. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education and the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.