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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Special Needs Assistant - Head Start Spiro
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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.
$33,013 / year median in Oklahoma
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Full-Time |
Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |Pay Rate:
$14.86 Hourly Weekly Earned Wage Access is an option for this position Job Purpose or Objective(s): As a Special Needs Assistant, you will assist children with a disability and developmental delay in every aspect of daily care. You will report to the Center Supervisor.Primary Tasks:
You will monitor children's activity to always ensure safety. Assist children with personal care and hygiene care. Assist children with feeding and teaching self-help skills. Assist teaching staff in implementing curriculum and individualized goals for the child with a disability to promote growth and learning in all developmental areas. You will promote communication, play and socialization between a child with a disability and other children in the classroom. Assist children with gross motor activities such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, walking, and running; assist children with fine motor activities such as playing with toys, cutting materials, or drawing. Work with individual children and in small groups. AttendIFSP & IEP
meetings, when needed. Administer Medication when needed Perform other responsibilities as assigned.Job Requirements:
- Willing to obtain a Paraprofessional Certification or Specialized work-related credential
- Some prior experience working with children that have a special need
- Willing to obtain a Paraprofessional Certification or Specialized work-related credential
- Some prior experience working with children that have a special needYou will monitor children's activity to always ensure safety.