General Educational Assistant: Southbridge Middle School

Essential Job Functions

• Assists teachers in the supervision of classroom and school-wide learning activities, providing assistance and learning support to students.
• Provides instruction to students as prescribed by the supervising teacher and reinforces skills to help students master concepts and skills introduced by teacher.
• Affords assistance to teachers in checking and objectively evaluating students' work; teaches students individually and in small groups reinforcing skills based upon instructional guidelines.
• Utilizes professionally developed positive behavior strategies in managing student behavior and maintaining classroom and school-wide order.
• Affords assistance in the development of communication skills, progressive learning skills; makes the teacher aware of students learning deficiencies; documents records of learning activities.
• Affords assistance in the development/preparation of learning materials/instructional resources and the environment.
• Prepares instructional reports and completes required forms, schedules, records, and other data as required.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology and practices, as job appropriate, being used by SPS.
• Attends meetings and in-services as required.
• Reinforces rules of the school.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Attends training and maintains certification in district offered physical management and verbal de-escalation.
• Performs monitoring duties as assigned.
• Uses universal health precautions for preventing illness and infections and proper body mechanics for interacting with students and moving heavy objects.
• Maintains confidentiality of student records.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative, congenial and supportive working relationships with others.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the building Principal.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates Degree Preferred

Note

The Receiver may review and adjust the salary of an individual employee in order to attract or retain a highly qualified employee or when he otherwise determines such an adjustment is in the best interest of the district.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Southbridge Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, disability, religion, age, or sexual orientation.