1:1 FACILITATOR

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Affords the assigned student with self-help and self-care skills such as moving from room to room, using the lavatory, and toileting assistance, etc.
• Performs simple errands and tasks for the student such as sharpening pencils, carrying lunch trays, etc.
• Accompanies the student to the office or to other areas of the building if appropriate.
• Establishes a positive relationship with the student encouraging independent functioning without fostering emotional involvement.
• Serves as a resource persona to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about student to whom assigned.
• Participates in professional development as it relates to his/her job/student assignment.
• Facilitates the integration of the special education student into the regular classroom.
• Serves as a liaison between the student and other staff members.
• Helps the student maintain limits which define or structure a situation in a positive manner.
• Cooperates with the teacher to create positive solutions to problems.
• Helps the child to develop appropriate personal and interpersonal skills.
• Maintains a flexible attitude and approach towards classroom situations.
• Shows a genuine concern and respect for the student(s).
• Supervises the arrival and dismissal of students to and from school, including walkers and those provided with bus transportation.
• If specified in the student’s IEP/504, the facilitator may be requested to ride the bus both to and from school.
• Sanitizes materials/equipment in accordance with program and board policy.
• When the assigned student is not in need of assistance or absent, the facilitator should circulate and assist other students in the classroom, as needed.
• Carries out other appropriate activities as assigned by the teacher.