26-27 Elementary Instructional Assistant

About the role

Position Summary
We are in search of an instructional assistant with broad knowledge of serving students with special needs, compassion and patience for the challenges these students face in the classroom, and creativity to find unique ways to make the curriculum accessible.

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for assisting the classroom teacher in the instruction of an individual student with disabilities including assistance in the laboratories, washrooms, playgrounds, gymnasiums, lunchrooms, libraries, field trips and all other educational settings as determined by the classroom teacher and IEP team
• Provides reinforcement to individual of direct material initially taught by the classroom and special education teachers
• Responsible for guiding any independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up by the classroom teacher
• Maintains or modifies a student's curriculum to the needs of the student as required per IEP
• Assists individual student in any testing and with special education computer programs
• Responsible for implementing and following behavior support plans
• Communicates daily with various groups of people outside the classroom including Adaptive PE, social worker, parents, technician team, vision itinerant, occupational therapist, speech therapist and physical therapist to assure smooth transition of student’s services
• Maintains a daily student's activity log and student work samples
• Attends parent/teacher conferences and IEP meetings
• Performs other duties as may be necessary and assigned by the classroom teacher and/or administrator

Working Conditions

• Environment: This job operates in a school/classroom environment. This role routinely uses standard classroom equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers, whiteboards, fitness equipment, and Chromebooks, etc.
• Physical Abilities: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position classification involves sitting with some walking and standing for extended periods of time. Staff may be required to lift, pull or push objects approximately 50 pounds or less. The employee will encounter exposure to ill students. The position requires mobility to climb, kneel, stoop, crawl, reach and bend, and accurate perceiving of sound; near and far vision with the ability to read small print; depth dexterity; and the providing of oral information and direction.

Qualifications

• Education: HS Diploma + 2 years of college OR AA degree (or higher) OR passed CBEST
• Other Qualifications: Legal authorization to work in the US
• Preferred: Experience: Three (3) years of recent experience in a special education setting preferred. Demonstrated ability, skill, and experience in working with BIPoC populations. Good relationship building skills and ability to build a strong rapport with students. Organized and able to multitask.