Special Education Teacher Aide

The Special Education Teacher Assistant supports students with disabilities by assisting the special education teacher in implementing individualized education plans (IEPs) and providing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support.

This role ensures students can access and participate meaningfully in the school environment. The assistant works closely with teachers, service providers, and families to promote student independence, safety, and learning.

• Works collaboratively with Special Education Teacher to assist students towards goals in IEP
• Teach students to think through problems in Mathematics, Reading and other areas identified in IEP
• Administers test, and records results while collaborating with Special Education and classroom teachers
• Assigns lessons, corrects paper, and hears oral presentations
• Teaches rules of conduct
• Maintains order in classroom
• Counsel’s pupils when adjustment and academic problems arise
• Discusses pupil’s academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents

• Ability to obtain a Special Education aide license from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
• At least one year of working with individuals with disabilities in an educational setting preferred
• Must be creative, flexible, tech-savvy, and ready to be part of a team
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

• Work is generally performed in a classroom/school/office environment with regular interaction with students, staff, and families
• May require supervision of students in varied settings (classroom, hallway, cafeteria, playground, outdoors, etc.)
• Frequent contact with students, parents/guardians, support staff, and school administration