Special Education Assistant

About the role

Attends to the personal needs of disabled students.

Responsibilities

• Helps students with mobility, boarding buses, using prosthetic appliances, eating, dressing, and other physical activities as needed.
• Assists with student management.
• Provides clerical assistance to teachers.
• Sets up and operates learning/development equipment and materials.
• Tutors students.
• Follows safety rules and proper procedures associated with the job.
• Maintains strict confidentiality regarding student records and information.
• Participates in restraint/de-escalation training provided by the district.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Sufficient experience so that, with appropriate training, service may be provided in the specific role for which employed.
• Ability to work under the supervision of the classroom teacher.