EC Teacher Assistant/Job Coach (360655C)

Reports to: Director for Exceptional Children Services 

Supervises: None

Term of Employment: 10 months

Salary: Teacher Assistant II-58

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Qualifications:

• Must have or be willing to obtain a NC CDL License
• Qualifications required under the provisions of "No Child Left Behind":

1. Associate degree, or
2. Completion of 48 semester hours of college credits, or
3. Successful completion of a series of WorkKeys assessments plus earn 96 contact hours of appropriate staff development

Essential Job Functions: 

• Works with all students in the Exceptional Education job training and transition program (Life Skills and Career Prep), both in the classroom and out, in meeting State requirements of Occupational Course of Study
• Supervises and assists in training and motivating students in school-based enterprise projects. Examples: school store, job assignments around campus and other school-factory type projects decided upon to fulfill 300 hours of school-based instruction (9th and 10th grade level)
• Performs clerical work for assigned teacher(s) as requested for needs in this transition program
• Helps set up job sites, specific time and job duties for community-based instruction to fulfill 240 hours of non-paid real job experience for students (11th grade level)
• Transports students off campus to work their sites for community-based instruction during the school day and train/supervise/motivate them while they are there
• Transports or accompanies groups of students to work enclaves (community-based instruction) during a class period or without the teacher in charge
• Completes on-the-job evaluations for students on a regular/daily basis. Gives a copy of these evaluations to the student’s teacher when completed
• Completes clerical work pertaining to the student and the work site: obtaining parent permission and emergency information on state-adopted forms, making copies of these forms, filing copies in central location and taking copies along to job sites
• Follows the designated check-out/check-in system established by the school when leaving campus with a student
• Follows designated transportation policies established by the school when transporting students
• Fills in as necessary to help entire Exceptional Education staff perform their duties in providing services to Exceptional Children students
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Physical and Cognitive Requirements: 

The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to this job classification within Moore County Schools.

Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Must be able to:

• walk, lift, reach, stoop, grasp, balance, climb, kneel and crouch
• work in various inside and outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise vibrations, job hazards and atmospheric conditions
• use visual acuity required for depth perception and color perception
• visually inspect small defects and/or small parts
• use a variety or measuring devices
• assemble or fabricate parts at or within arm’s length
• operate machines, motor vehicles, hand tools and job specific equipment and tools
• determine the accuracy and thoroughness of work
• observe general surroundings and activities
• hear sufficiently to accurately perceive information at normally spoken word levels
• use communication by means of spoken work to express or exchange ideas
• safely work in situations of exposure to blood borne pathogens which may require specialized personal protective equipment
• obtain/maintain CDL license