Ex Ed Educational Assistant - IDS

Responsibilities

• Training in or willingness to be trained in nonviolent crisis intervention techniques.
• Competent use of verbal and nonverbal techniques designed to prevent or de-escalate students when acting out behaviors occurs.
• Competence at and a willingness to incorporate consistent patterns of assertive communications including delivering a three part statement of empathy, verbalizing conflict behavior, and communicating a rectifying statement when behavioral conflict is apparent.
• Maintain a group during emergencies or a time when a teacher must be away from the group.
• Provides educational assistance to students with disabilities; assists in preparing, modifying, and utilizing instructional materials to meet individual needs of students; assists with development and implementation of Individual Education Program for each student; assists with the data collection and progress monitoring of student’s physical, communication, social/emotional, and educational levels of development; uses special educational strategies and techniques to address students’ academic needs.
• Provides physical assistance, including but not limited to toileting, positioning, lifting, carrying, feeding, personal hygiene, or other assistance as determined by specific student needs, to any student with disabilities based on a student’s Individual Education Program.
• Oversees, monitors, or covers classes during the short term absence of the teacher.
• Aids teacher and works with students during various class activities; prepares instructional materials for classroom use; assists with instructional and assistive technology.
• Aids in data collection and progress monitoring used to evaluate student performance and skill levels.
• Fulfills clerical tasks in support of teaching activities, office operations, and/or other school functions.
• Responds appropriately to students’ inappropriate behavior(s).
• Maintains certification in non-violent positive behavioral interventions and support methods to respond to, diffuse, de-escalate, and control aggressive behavior utilizing physical restraint as appropriate.
• Assists students and models appropriate social and professional behaviors during community experience or work based learning.
• Chaperones students on field trips occurring during the regular school day only.
• Develops and implements transition programming for students age 14 plus.
• Works in collaboration with related service providers for students with communication disorders to teach and implement specialized communication systems.
• May include providing general physical assistance to students with various disabilities. Tasks may involve, but are not limited to, assisting students with toileting/feeding/other self-help and behavioral needs.
• Participates in training programs related to delivery of IEPs or curriculum.
• Maintains all required special education records, ensuring that they are complete, accurate and within all timelines.
• Communicates with supervisors, school officials, teachers, students, parents, vendors, the community, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities under the direction of administration or special education teacher/supervisor.
• Attends staff meetings, parent meetings, IEP-Team meetings, or other meetings as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required;
• Must possess one of the following before reporting to work: (1) 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours; (2) an Associate’s degree or higher; (3) passing score on PRAXIS for ParaPro Exam; (4) passing score on HCS equivalent educational assistant assessment; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job;
• Basic technology skills required;
• Completed TCIS training or the ability to complete TCIS training within first 60 days of employment;
• Experience working with students with mild to moderate disabilities in a school setting preferred.