What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teacher Assistant Floater position at Birch Family Services?
Work hand-in-hand with the Teacher and related service staff; follow the Teacher’s instructions and
model; integrates the interdisciplinary team’s input for instruction, behavior management, and
language facilitation. Trained or willing to be in CPR/First Aid, SCIP, CPI, Choking Prevention.
Assist the Teacher in all activities necessary to support student attainment of IEP goals, including
daily program planning and physical environment organization.
Performs all classroom and school-wide duties pertaining to organization, maintenance, and
instruction of his/her classroom and module.
Participates as a classroom and interdisciplinary team member, as well as in other teams as
determined by the Principal. Participates in all relevant meetings (team, department, staff, module,
etc.) and other school functions or activities (e.g. Open School Night) as assigned by Teacher,
Supervisor or Principal.
Qualifications
Competency Statement(s)
Certificates & Licenses
Possession of New York State Continuing Teaching Assistant Certification or Level I, Level II or Level III New York State Certified Teaching Assistant Certification.
Other Requirements:Trained or willing to be trained in CPR/First Aid, SCIP, CPI, Choking Prevention
model; integrates the interdisciplinary team’s input for instruction, behavior management, and
language facilitation. Trained or willing to be in CPR/First Aid, SCIP, CPI, Choking Prevention.
Assist the Teacher in all activities necessary to support student attainment of IEP goals, including
daily program planning and physical environment organization.
Performs all classroom and school-wide duties pertaining to organization, maintenance, and
instruction of his/her classroom and module.
Participates as a classroom and interdisciplinary team member, as well as in other teams as
determined by the Principal. Participates in all relevant meetings (team, department, staff, module,
etc.) and other school functions or activities (e.g. Open School Night) as assigned by Teacher,
Supervisor or Principal.
Qualifications
Competency Statement(s)
- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
- Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
- Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
- Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
- Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
- Team Building - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
- Tolerance - Ability to work successfully with a variety of people without making judgments.
- High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
- Experience working with special needs students
Certificates & Licenses
Possession of New York State Continuing Teaching Assistant Certification or Level I, Level II or Level III New York State Certified Teaching Assistant Certification.
Other Requirements:Trained or willing to be trained in CPR/First Aid, SCIP, CPI, Choking Prevention