Instructional Assistant I & II - Special Education

Instructional Support Activities

• Provide instructional support and assistance to teachers and students assigned to a designated special education instructional program, including Special Day Class (SDC), Resource Specialist Program (RSP), Adapted Physical Education (APE), Inclusion, Designated Hard of Hearing (DHH) or other non-critical care instructional program.
• Perform instructional support activities related to behavior management and other related activities to special education students.
• Perform a variety of routine clerical duties.

Instructional Support for Critical Skills Programs

• Assist a certificated teacher in providing instruction to individuals or groups of students in an assigned critical skills special education program including Severely Handicapped, Physical Handicapped or Transition programs.
• Monitor and report student progress regarding behavior and performance.
• Perform a variety of clerical and supportive duties related to classroom activities.

Qualifications

The Instructional Assistant I-Special Education classification supports the instruction and activities related to a designated non-critical special education program. Incumbents assigned to the Instructional Assistant II-Special Education classification perform more complex instructional support and assistance for students enrolled in a self-contained and critical skills environment as the primary assignment, including Severely Handicapped and Physically Handicapped programs where handicapping conditions are generally more severe.