Instructional Assistant - Special Education, Extended Content Standards I

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.
• Supports teachers in implementing students' behavioral intervention plans.
• Aids in planning and organizing classroom activities, preparing necessary materials, and ensuring materials are ready for lessons.
• Demonstrates professional and technical skills to support student achievement and the school program.
• Maintains a positive attitude and remains calm when dealing with students.
• Assists teachers in using assistive technology and augmentative communication devices to meet both class-wide and individual student needs.
• Compiles, maintains, and files reports, records, and other required documents, maintaining confidentiality.
• Participates in the district staff development program and continues professional growth.
• Coordinates and assists with student transitions between classes, providing support for special health care needs such as personal hygiene, mobility assistance, seizure control, feeding needs, adaptive equipment needs, and behavioral assistance.
• Attends and successfully completes specialized training for students with severe to profound learning disabilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and working toward an Associate’s degree in birth-through-kindergarten, child development, early childhood education, or an early childhood education related field, or a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
• Meets the employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and has either six documented semester hours of coursework in early childhood education or two years of work experience in an early childhood setting.
• Experience working with or assisting individuals with special needs.

Qualifications

• 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 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.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, businesses, community agencies, and the public.

Skills

• Professional and technical skills necessary to function effectively in the classroom and support student achievement and the school program.
• Knowledge of assistive technology and augmentative communication devices.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, or exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Benefits

Maintains an environment conducive to learning.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Skills

• 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 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.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, businesses, community agencies, and the public.

Benefits

Maintains an environment conducive to learning.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and working toward an Associate’s degree in birth-through-kindergarten, child development, early childhood education, or an early childhood education related field, or a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
• Meets the employment requirements outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and has either six documented semester hours of coursework in early childhood education or two years of work experience in an early childhood setting.
• Experience working with or assisting individuals with special needs.