Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Skip to job details
CF
Center for Creativity, Innovation and Discovery
Special Education Classroom Aide
Career Insights for Teacher Assistant
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Utah data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
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.
$39,401 / year median in Utah
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Title Classroom Aide / Support Staff Description Support Staff Roles and Responsibilities This role will include being in direct contact with Special Education teachers, students, and parents. All applicants should have related and applicable experience. A Support Staff's first responsibility is to support the classroom teacher and school administration in providing a safe, positive and productive learning environment. Classroom teachers hold the primary responsibility for the delivery of the curriculum using creativity, innovation and discovery. Support staff support the teacher and administration as directed. Employees in this position will be expected to assist teachers to prep and execute daily lessons, to lead class activities as directed, and to reinforce learning concepts under the direction of a teacher. Other duties can include supporting teachers in creating visual aides, physical classroom configuration and basic organizational tasks. Support staff also supervise students during movement breaks, recess, and lunch time activities, as directed. Any interested applicants can apply with a resume that has at least three references that can be contacted. Requirements A Support Staff at CCID will:
- Have received, at a minimum, a high school diploma at an approved education institution;
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to the mission, pedagogy and methods of CCID;
- Exhibits a positive attitude working with students and adults;
- Flexible and adaptable to changing needs;
- Possess a clear and demonstrable concern for ALL children;
- Have excellent communication skills and an ability to work well with colleagues, administration and students;
- Be able to pass Federal Criminal Background Check;
- Seek continual learning and self-development including CCID-sponsored professional development and other trainings to improve skills and meet needed requirements Preferred Substitute Support Staff qualifications include:
- Hold an Associate Degree; or
- 48 semester hours or 60 quarter hours of college credit; or
- Passing score on the PRAXIS Parapro exam Working Conditions and Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.