Roosevelt High - Special Education Assistant 1-on-1 (Focus) - 1.0 FTE

Overview

This 1-on-1 Instructional Assistant position is assigned to a 12th grade student in the Focus service pathway.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized support to a student with disabilities in educational, community, and school settings while promoting independence, self-advocacy, and skill development.
• Utilize effective de-escalation, problem-solving, and behavior support strategies to help the student maintain access to instruction and successfully navigate challenging situations.
• Maintain close supervision and ensure student safety while allowing appropriate space for independent learning, decision-making, and self-regulation.
• Support the implementation of the student's IEP goals, including social-emotional, communication, self-regulation, and functional skill development.
• Collaborate closely with certificated special education staff and other team members to implement instructional and behavioral supports consistently.
• Collect and document student data related to academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and functional goals, and communicate observations clearly to the educational team.
• Foster positive peer interactions, social engagement, and participation in school activities while encouraging student self-advocacy and independence.
• Communicate effectively with staff and respond flexibly to changing student needs throughout the school day.
• Adapts, under the direction of the teacher, classroom activities, assignments and/or materials for the purpose of providing an opportunity for all special education students to participate in classroom activities.
• Administers a variety of materials and assignments (e.g. tests, homework, grades papers, folders, etc.) for the purpose of assisting teacher in evaluating students' progress and/or organizing the individual needs of the student.
• Administers first aid and medical assistance as required for the purpose of providing appropriate care for injured children.
• Assists students requiring support in addressing personal care needs due to medical condition and/or physical limitations for the purpose of allowing students to function in school environment.
• Attends meetings and in-service presentations (e.g. first aid, CPR, emergency procedures, etc.) for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Confers with teacher/s (special education and/or mainstream teacher) on a regular basis for the purpose of assisting in evaluating special education student progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
• Confers with teachers and/or parents (e.g. phone calls, e-mails, parent-teacher meetings, recording student progress in a notebook, etc.) for the purpose of providing information related to the student's progress as established in their individual educational program.
• Directs and Implements behavioral plans for students with behavior disorders or other conditions for the purpose of assisting in meeting special education students needs, protecting the safety of the child and others, and providing a consistent environment.
• Instructs students in a variety of activities in individual and group settings (e.g. academic subjects, social skills, daily living skills, etc.) for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives, implement plans for remediation of students