Instructional Assistant - .8FTE ECSE

About the Role

To assist the ECSE teacher in designing, implementing, and monitoring programs for identified children between the ages of three to five.

Responsibilities

• As directed by the EI/ECSE teacher and/or specialists, helps implement and monitor programs for stimulating early cognitive, adaptive, social, motor, and communication skills.
• Assists students with toileting, hygiene, and feeding.
• In collaboration with the ECSE teacher and/or specialists, provides input for writing and updating student programs.
• Keeps teaching materials and other equipment in order.
• Completes paperwork (e.g., attendance records, data on IFSPs, inventories) as requested by the ECSE teachers and specialists.
• Prepares bulletin boards, room decorations, and other materials as needed.
• Demonstrates familiarity with appropriate instructional materials and equipment.
• Assists with supervision of students in all settings.
• Types and files paperwork, as needed.
• Works harmoniously with other employees and deals tactfully with the public.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Assists with lifting and positioning of students.
• Maintains regular attendance in order to preserve the continuity of service delivery for the program.
• Attends all required program meetings.
• Meets standards for competent and ethical performance as outlined in OAR 584-20-005-035.
• Performs duties in a manner reasonably expected and generally recognized by the profession.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Program Administrator and Superintendent.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must hold a current first aid card and CPR card.

Skills

• Excellent skills in spoken and written language.
• Able to work harmoniously with a wide range of staff.
• Experience working with children under the age of five.
• Respect for confidential information.
• Competence in conflict resolution.
• Ability to communicate effectively in confrontational and emotional situations involving staff, students, parents, and patrons.
• Ability to stand for up to 30 consecutive minutes and move rapidly to intervene in safety situations.
• Ability to lift materials, boxes, or equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to participate with others in lifting/moving equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to participate with one other employee in lifting students weighing up to 80 pounds, if the student's protocol permits (all lifting and transferring of students should be done in accordance with approved protocols).

Working Conditions

• May work in regular or special education settings and/or in community settings with students in small or large groups or 1-to-1.
• May be required to travel on the job.
• Works under varied workloads and inflexible deadlines; may require immediate attention to conflicting priorities.
• Outdoor supervision may be required during inclement weather.
• May come into contact with biohazards such as human waste, saliva, and blood; should take appropriate protective precautions.
• May be required to provide intimate hygiene care to students and accompany students into restrooms and locker rooms.

Pay

$18.96 - $20.13 per hour.

Schedule

10-month classified position.