Instructional Assistant - Special Education, Extended Content Standards

About the role

Provides support and assists in coordinating instructional programs relating to special education students and their Individual Education Plans (IEP).

Maintains an environment conducive to learning.

Responsibilities

• Makes sure the classroom is safe and healthy for all students.
• Aids teachers with planning and organizing, evaluating instructional activities, developing classroom procedures, and preparing necessary materials.
• Supports students' behavioral intervention plans.
• Ensures materials for students are readily available according to the needs of the lesson plan.
• Demonstrates professional and technical skills necessary to function effectively in the classroom and support student achievement.
• Provides in-class support while promoting progress towards independence and self-determination for all students.
• Aids in the implementation of low- and high-tech assistive technology and augmentative communication devices in the classroom.
• Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality.
• Participates in the district staff development program and continues professional growth in the area of assignment.
• Coordinates, assists, and facilitates student transitions between classes.
• Assists students by providing for special health care needs, including personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, mobility assistance, seizure control, feeding needs, adaptive equipment needs, behavioral assistance, and CPI skills.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• If Title I school: Six documented semester hours of coursework in early childhood education, OR two years of work experience in an early childhood setting.
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification.
• CPR and First Aid certification (preferred).
• Experience working with or assisting individuals with special needs (an individual with one or more difficulties such as, a physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disability or impairment that causes an individual to require additional or specialized services or accommodations).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; Google Apps.
• Working knowledge of successful instructional delivery methods.
• Working knowledge of general classroom activities and routines.
• Ability to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and other applicable federal and state laws, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to work in a team environment and effectively collaborate with others.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to constantly monitor and supervise the safety and well-being of students.
• Ability to recognize and support students with a variety of backgrounds, abilities, exceptionalities, behavioral needs, and learning styles.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback.

Skills

• Professional and technical skills necessary to function effectively in the classroom and support student achievement.
• Ability to provide in-class support while promoting progress towards independence and self-determination for all students.
• Ability to implement low- and high-tech assistive technology and augmentative communication devices in the classroom.
• Ability to compile, maintain, and file reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to participate in the district staff development program and continue professional growth in the area of assignment.
• Ability to coordinate, assist, and facilitate student transitions between classes.
• Ability to assist students by providing for special health care needs, including personal hygiene, restroom functions, diapering, mobility assistance, seizure control, feeding needs, adaptive equipment needs, behavioral assistance, and CPI skills.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends)

Workday must not exceed more than 40 hours per week and begins at least 30 minutes prior to the instructional day for students.