Ind./CC Teaching Assistant (6 hours)

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MACON-PIATT

SPECIAL

EDUCATION

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TEACHING

ASSISTANT

JOB

DUTIES

Name

of

Assistant

_____

School

_____

Assignment____

Starting

time

_____

Ending

Time

__

Total

daily

hours

____

Break

Time(s)

__

and

____

Lunch

Time___

Supervising

Teacher(s)

_____

PHYSICAL

DEMANDS:

While

performing

the

duties

of

this

job,

the

employee

is

frequently

required

to

stand,

sit,

walk,

talk,

see,

hear

and

smell;

use

hands

to

finger,

handle,

or

feel;

reach

with

hands

and

arms.

The

employee

must

regularly

lift,

hold,

and

transfer

up

to

50

pounds

for

a

distance

of

3

feet,

stoop

or

kneel;

crouch,

or

crawl.

The

employee

must

occasionally

physically

restrain

students

for

up

to

15

minutes;

climb

or

balance.

MENTAL

FUNCTIONS:

While

performing

the

duties

of

this

job,

the

employee

is

regularly

required

to

communicate,

instruct,

compare,

analyze,

coordinate,

synthesize,

evaluate,

compute,

copy,

compile,

use

interpersonal

skills,

negotiate

and

maintain

emotional

control

under

stress.

Implement,

observe,

and

monitor

the

progress

of

small

group

and

individual

academic

and/or

behavioral

programs

for

special

education

students

as

instructed

by

teachers

Assist,

instruct,

and/or

supervise

students

during

P.E.,

music,

lunch,

recess,

passing

time,

leisure,

job

shadowing/exploration,

and/or

community

instruction

After

proper

training,

assist

with

toileting,

lifting,

feeding,

and/or

physically

restraining

students

Implement

small

motor,

gross

motor,

and

communication

programs

with

students

as

instructed

by

teacher

Supervise

and

intervene

to

regulate

student

behavior

so

as

to

alleviate

the

risk

or

inappropriate

behaviors

that

will

place

students

or

staff

at

risk

of

harm

Make,

gather,

maintain,

and

set

up

instructional

supplies,

materials,

and

equipment

Maintain

confidentiality

at

all

times

Exhibit

basic

literacy

of

technology,

including

computers,

communication

devices

and

electronics

Drive

school

vehicles

Report

all

unsafe

conditions,

accidents,

or

injuries

to

the

principal

promptly

Additional

duties

as

determined

by

the

individual

needs

of

the

students

as

outlined

in

the

IEP

CPI

training

Assisting

with

toilet

duties

as

needed

The

foregoing

statements

describe

the

general

purpose

and

responsibilities

assigned

to

this

job

and

are

not

an

exhaustive

list

of

all

responsibilities,

duties,

and

skills

that

may

be

required

Teaching

Assistant's

Signature_____

Date___

Supervising

Teacher's

Signature____

Date___

Administrator's

Signature_____

Date___

• REMINDER:

ALL

COMMUNICATION

WITH

THE

PARENT

IS

THE

RESPONSIBILITY

OF

THE

CASE

MANAGER.

Should

a

Teaching

Assistant

find

they

cannot

perform

a

requested

task

listed

above,

he

or

she

should

seek

accommodations

under

the

Americans

with

Disabilities

Act.

Forms

are

available

in

the

Macon-Piatt

Special

Education

District

office

or

the

Decatur

Public

Schools

Human

Resources

office.

8/22/11