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Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
SPED Teacher 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.
$35,880 / year median in Mississippi
+12% projected growth
Job Description
Assist the special education or regular education teacher in all phases of classroom activities to meet the needs of special education students. Assists the special education teacher in implementing the components of each child's Individual Education Plan (IEP). Assists the special education teacher in providing for the physical needs of the children in the class such as helping with toilet procedures, assisting in feeding the children, and attending to their individual needs. Reports regularly and punctually to assigned work location and notifies supervisor or designee of impending absence in a timely manner. Performs other duties related to serving special education students as assigned by the special education director, teacher and/or principal.