Genesee Hill Elementary - Special Education Asst 1-on-1 (Extended Resource) - 1.0 FTE

About the role

This 1-on-1 Special Education Instructional Assistant position is assigned to a male 1st Grade student in the Extended Resource service pathway.

Responsibilities

• Help student get started on tasks and stay on task
• Assist with transitions
• Provide minor academic supports
• Provide behavior supports
• Collaborate with the classroom teacher and the case manager

The job is done for the purpose of assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students in the regular classroom or in a self-contained classroom; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time; providing information to appropriate school personnel; and attending IEP meetings. Duties vary according to the school/program needs (e.g., generalist, severe/profound, behavior disorder, hearing impaired, autism).

Essential Functions

• Adapt, under the direction of the teacher, classroom activities, assignments and/or materials to provide an opportunity for all special education students to participate in classroom activities
• Administer a variety of materials and assignments (e.g., tests, homework, grades papers, folders) to assist the teacher in evaluating students’ progress and/or organizing the individual needs of the student
• Administer first aid and medical assistance as required to provide appropriate care for injured children
• Assist students requiring support in addressing personal care needs due to medical condition and/or physical limitations to allow students to function in the school environment
• Attend meetings and in-service presentations (e.g., first aid, CPR, emergency procedures) to acquire and/or convey information relative to job functions
• Confer with teachers on a regular basis to assist in evaluating special education student progress and/or implementing IEP objectives
• Confer with teachers and/or parents (e.g., phone calls, emails, parent-teacher meetings, recording student progress in a notebook) to provide information related to the student’s progress as established in their individual educational program
• Direct and implement behavioral plans for students with behavior disorders or other conditions to assist in meeting special education students’ needs, protect the safety of the child and others, and provide a consistent environment
• Instruct students in a variety of activities in individual and group settings (e.g., academic subjects, social skills, daily living skills) to reinforce instructional objectives, implement plans for remediation of students’ deficiencies in accordance with students’ individual educational program goals, and ensure students’ success in school
• Maintain instructional materials and/or student files/records (e.g., adapting instructional materials, checking papers, attendance, set up adapted projects) to ensure availability of items and/or provide reliable information
• Monitor students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments (e.g., restrooms, playgrounds, hallways, bus loading zones, cafeteria, parking lots) to aid students and provide a safe and positive learning environment

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge

• Perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios
• Read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others
• Understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions
• Instructional procedures and practices
• Age-appropriate student activities
• Safety practices and procedures
• Conflict resolution
• Stages of child development/behavior

Skills

• Perform multiple, non-technical tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills to meet changing job conditions
• Adhere to safety practices
• Operate standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications
• Prepare and maintain accurate records

Ability

• Gather and/or collate data; use job-related equipment
• Work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined and similar processes; operate equipment using standardized methods
• Work with a wide diversity of individuals; work with similar types of data; utilize job-related equipment
• In working with others, problem solving is required to identify issues and create action plans
• Adapt to changing work priorities
• Communicate with diverse groups
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work as part of a team
• Work with constant interruptions
• Keyboard; learn to use personal computers
• May require the ability to do basic signing

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent and at least one of the following:
  • Have received a qualifying score on the Education Testing Service paraeducator assessment as published by PESB
  • Hold an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university
  • Have earned seventy-two quarter credits or forty-eight semester credits at the one hundred level or higher at an accredited college or university
  • Have completed an apprenticeship as a paraeducator in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with children

Certificates & Licenses

• Valid State of Washington Driver’s License or evidence of equivalent mobility
• Secure Training, CPR, First Aid
• Clearances: Criminal Justice Fingerprint Background Clearance