Teacher Assistant

  • Cornerstone School/AccessPoint Ri
  • Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Full Time
Openings in Preschool, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, and Transition Age Classrooms.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  1. Ensures all students are treated with dignity and respect, thereby, facilitating the agency philosophy and mission.
  2. Ability to perform all transition tasks associated with the transition process.
  3. Work in conjunction with the special education teachers and the transition team to develop and implement transition programs.
  4. Participate as a member of the IEP team for annual and six month review meetings and other pertinent meetings involving the students.
  5. Assist students in community based sites to be used as work experiences and discovery.
  6. Responsible to follow weekly individual student schedules based upon IEP goals and objectives
  7. Complete all required paperwork including within the specified timelines set forth by the Department of Education.
  8. Attend all trainings/meetings that are appropriate to the transition process.
  9. All other duties as assigned
Peripheral Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Provide on-going training, encouragement and support in the classrooms to make them a part of the transition team.
  • Develop meaningful family contact through notes, phone calls, school visits and home visits.
  • Demonstrate and model at all times expected professional behavior in the classroom and in the community
  • Demonstrate the ability to work as a member of an educational team.
  • Demonstrate universal precaution, proper lifting, changing and feeding techniques on an on-going basis.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work independently in the community

    Job Requirements
    Education: Must have High School Diploma, Associates Degree or BS/BAExperience: Experience in special education setting preferred.Certifications: Teacher Assistant Certification or higherSubstitution: Any equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Job ID: 474464839
    Originally Posted on: 4/23/2025

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