Hunt Middle School

About the role

Assist special education teacher in providing for the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a special education setting. The Active Learning Class (ALC) offers specially designed instruction for children with low incidence disabilities, promoting access to the general education curriculum through prerequisite skills.

The ALC program provides specially designed instruction for students with low incidence disabilities who function in the lower range of assessed intellectual abilities and exhibit deficits in adaptive behavior. These students have significant developmental delays, often exhibiting physical/sensory disabilities and may also have medical fragility.

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports
• Provide assistance to substitute teachers
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs (may require some lifting)
• Help manage behavior of students
• Support students’ instructional needs in accordance with their Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs)
• Assist students with personal care as appropriate
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special needs
• Work with individual students or small groups
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students
• Maintain confidentiality
• Participate in staff development training programs and special events as assigned

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Associate degree or two years of higher education preferred
• If hired, must complete SBEC certification process to obtain an Educational Aide Certification

Skills

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of general office equipment

Work Environment

Work with frequent interruptions. Maintain emotional control under stress. Must be able to lift 25lbs. Physical demands include frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting and transferring students to and from wheelchairs, and assisting with positioning students with physical disabilities. Exposure to biological hazards.