Special Education Teacher Assistant

Trinity Classical Academy•Valencia, CA

1d•$17 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

Trinity Classical Academy seeks a candidate for a full-time Special Education Teacher Assistant in its Imago Dei School. Qualified candidates will be models in their lives and possess a servant’s heart. They will support the classroom teaching by working with students in whole-class, one-to-one, and small-group settings to facilitate an individualized, modified academic environment. MISSION The Mission of Trinity Classical Academy is to offer a challenging education grounded in the Christian faith and the Classical tradition to produce young men and women of virtue, wisdom, purpose, and courage. CULTURAL VALUES Trinity Classical Academy's cultural values include peacemaking, honest humility, constant zeal, habitual excellence, intentional relationships, and kingdom service. These values inform how the organization operates and should be reflected in all aspects of work at the school. The cultural values at Trinity Classical Academy encourage a commitment to learning, excellence, and the well-being of all members of the community. The school is dedicated to providing an elite Christian, classical education that serves all members of the body of Christ and works to grow the classical, Christian education movement. QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTICS The candidate is a Christian with an authentic and a mature personal relationship with Jesus Christ in both their professional and personal life with a calling and commitment to Christian education. Qualified candidates will support our School’s Mission, while representing our Cultural Values.

Requirements

Prefer a Bachelor’s degree or a candidate seeking a degree in the education field
Previous experience working with children with special needs in an academic, church or therapeutic setting
Excellent oral and written command of the English language
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, faculty, and students of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
Excellent organizational skills
Must be a flexible thinker, able to make sound decisions
Positive, energetic, even-tempered team player
Punctual and reliable
Able to demonstrate a level of comfort with students who display unexpected behaviors toward themselves and others
A strong commitment to the emphasis and philosophy of Trinity Classical Academy
Positive support of the school's policies and practices
Service oriented and able to interface with many people
Truthful, positive, and purposeful when communicating with others
Flexible and adaptable in dealing with new, different or changing requirements
Multitasking in an environment with many distractions is a must
Must successfully pass a background investigation
Requires standing for long periods of time
Must be able to sit for extended period of time, repetitious hand and body movements, simple grasping, fine and gross motor skills. Stand and walk when administering care. Must be able to bend, squat, kneel, push, pull and lift up to 20 pounds. Must be able to climb one flight of stairs
Travel by car will be required for field trips.
Travel by bus for class travel training instruction.
Travel by foot with students for local Community-Based Instruction
Monday – Friday, 7:20 a.m. – 2:55 p.m. or as needed beyond these hours. Training days and parent teacher conferences may be longer workdays.