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Teaching Assistants, Special Education

Job Zone 3 - Medium preparation needed

Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Pay & job outlook

We don't have national pay or outlook data for this role yet.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS and Employment Projections.

Top skills
Active ListeningSocial PerceptivenessSpeakingReading ComprehensionMonitoringService OrientationLearning StrategiesInstructingCritical ThinkingWriting
Top knowledge areas
English LanguagePsychologyEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsPublic Safety and SecurityHistory and ArcheologyGeography
Core tasks

Provide assistance to students with special needs.

Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.

Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.

Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

Carry out therapeutic regimens, such as behavior modification and personal development programs, under the supervision of special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language pathologists.

Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.

Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.

Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.

Frequently asked questions

What education is typically required for Teaching Assistants, Special Education?

Typical entry-level education: Job Zone 3 - Medium preparation needed.