Assistant Teacher
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate job value focusing on special education, with a competitive salary and potential for impactful work in diverse environments.
- Focus on diverse student needs in special education.
- Supportive professional development and training options.
- Smaller classes offering personalized attention.
Pros
- Focus on meaningful work with special needs students.
- Supportive training and professional development opportunities.
- Smaller class sizes leading to tailored education.
Cons
- Work may be emotionally taxing with challenging student behaviors.
- May require evening or additional weekend hours.
- Compensation may be lower compared to traditional education roles.
Who it's for
Early Career • Full-time
Good fit
- Passionate educators in special education.
- Individuals seeking impactful roles.
- Candidates comfortable with behavioral challenges.
Not recommended for
- Those preferring traditional education environments.
- Candidates uneasy with emotional challenges.
- Individuals uninterested in professional growth in special education.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Shine on as an assistant teacher.
In special education and alternative education settings nationwide, the team members of Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) shine a positive light on students who need academic, emotional, social, and behavioral support and uncover the unique learner within. Have a profound impact, grow, learn, and thrive as part of our team.
Shine on. Apply now.
Bring all of you to what you do. Join our team.
Overview
What you can expect from us.
- Diverse career pathways, mobility up and across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development.
- Paid training, tuition reimbursement, and credentialing support.
- Data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s own positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE.
- An attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance program, mental health support, fertility and family building, and more.
- Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.
Responsibilities
What you can expect to do.
Advance student potential—and your own—as you collaborate with the teacher to work with small groups of students in delivering individualized services and support. Realize the joy of possibility as you monitor student behavior, track educational progress, communicate with parents, and reinforce learning and skills through our proven model.
- Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Lead small group instruction as you implement the SESI academic rotational model.
- Partner with the teacher in providing customized behavior and academic support and conducting formal and informal assessments.
- Reinforce students’ learning of teacher-introduced materials and skills by assigning relevant tasks, using data to determine appropriate materials, and completing one-on-one tutorials.
- Assist the teacher with large group activities, grading work, guiding independent study or enrichment activities, and providing accommodations and modifications as necessary.
- Utilize behavior support and intervention strategies.
- Implement de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint if necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
- Support the creation and implementation of daily plans.
- Support, document, and track student growth and progress toward academic, social, and emotional goals.
- Supervise students and ensure they are always monitored, including to and from appropriate school locations.
- Work in collaboration with other teachers, assistant teachers, and related service providers to address students’ needs.
Qualifications
What we expect of you.
- Bachelor Degree Required
- Experience working with students with special needs in an educational setting preferred.
- Valid Sub-License Preferred
Posted Salary Range
Starting from USD $16.25/Hr.
Physical Requirements
Ability to run short distances and move swiftly in response to student needs, including bending, kneeling, and crouching.
Ability to lift and assist students with mobility challenges, often requiring the handling of up to 50 pounds or more.
Skill in managing fine motor tasks, such as helping students with writing, manipulating small objects, or using adaptive devices.
Ability to operate a computer or tablet for up to 8 hours daily.
Capacity to notice and respond to non-verbal cues from students
Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotional demanding situations, ensuring student safety and well-being
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
