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Methuen Public Schools
Resource Room Program Assistant
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A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$41,845 / year median in Massachusetts
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Resource Room Program Assistant Methuen Public Schools - 3.3 Methuen, MA Job Details Full-time 18 hours ago Qualifications General academic student support Student supervision Classroom management assistance Student progress monitoring Toileting assistance Academic IEP goal implementation Patient transfer methods Communication with special education students Physical assistance for special education students Working with students Data collection for student progress in special education Student behavior monitoring Implementing behavioral health therapy programs Behavioral progress monitoring Feeding for children Patient incontinence care assistance Behavioral IEP goal implementation Data collection Experience working with individuals who use assistive communication devices Language development (child development components) Associate's degree Behavior intervention plans (BIP) implementation Entry level Meal assistance Full Job Description Position PurposeAssist in the educational and social development of student under the direction of the classroom teacher(s). Carry-over of therapy routines and/or strategies of therapists. Data collection, implement behavior plan when needed. Assist in the implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) for the student and monitor progress. Assist student with behavior plan implementation/data collection, monitoring student throughout the day across all settings, provide academic support as needed, potential toileting assistance, lift, position and transfer of students safely, monitoring for attention, work completion and social navigation, potential assistance for communication devices. Assist in providing language and communicationmodel based on the individual needs of the student.
QualificationsHigh school diploma required with associates degree or higher preferredExperience working with children/studentsExperience assisting in program implementationAbility to work with professional staffOutstanding preparation and/or experience may be substituted for some of the above qualificationsGeneral ResponsibilitiesSupport students with disabilities in inclusive and substantially separate settingsNeeds to assist with behavior plan implementationProvide academic support as neededMay need to support toileting and feeding needMonitoring for attention, work completion and social navigationPerform duties as assigned by school administrationOther duties as assigned by the classroom teacher.
QualificationsHigh school diploma required with associates degree or higher preferredExperience working with children/studentsExperience assisting in program implementationAbility to work with professional staffOutstanding preparation and/or experience may be substituted for some of the above qualificationsGeneral ResponsibilitiesSupport students with disabilities in inclusive and substantially separate settingsNeeds to assist with behavior plan implementationProvide academic support as neededMay need to support toileting and feeding needMonitoring for attention, work completion and social navigationPerform duties as assigned by school administrationOther duties as assigned by the classroom teacher.