Maple Elementary - Special Education Assistant 1-1 (Focus) - 1.0 FTE

About the role

This position is assigned to the Focus service pathway. For more information about our special education service pathways, visit the SPS Special Education Department website.

Responsibilities

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments, and materials under the direction of the teacher.
• Administers a variety of materials and assignments, including tests, homework, grades papers, and folders.
• Administers first aid and provides medical assistance as needed.
• Aids students with personal care needs due to medical conditions or physical limitations.
• Attends meetings and in-service presentations to acquire and convey information relevant to job functions.
• Convenes with teachers and/or parents regularly to discuss student progress and implement IEP objectives.
• Communicates with teachers and/or parents through various means to provide information related to student progress.
• Instructs students in various activities in individual and group settings.
• Maintains instructional materials and/or student files/records.
• Maintains a safe and positive learning environment by monitoring students during assigned periods.

Requirements

• Knowledge of instructional procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of age-appropriate student activities.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of conflict resolution strategies.
• Knowledge of stages of child development and behavior.
• Skills in adapting to changing work priorities.
• Skills in communicating with diverse groups.
• Skills in maintaining confidentiality.
• Skills in working as part of a team.
• Skills in handling medically fragile children and supporting structured learning and behavior shaping activities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Seventy-two quarter credits or forty-eight semester credits at the one hundred level or higher at an accredited college or university.
• Completed an apprenticeship as a paraeducator in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.