Special Education Instructional Assistant

Responsibilities

• Implement individual or small group lessons of teacher-designed materials.
• Implement accommodations and modifications as outlined on student IEPs and as directed by the special education teacher.
• Provide support and instruction for behavioral, self-help, and/or ADL goals, as outlined in students' IEPs, medical plans and behavioral plans.
• Collect ongoing data as directed by the special education teacher and/or specialist staff.
• Provide additional practice and re-teaching of discrete skills as directed by the special education teacher.
• Provide classroom teachers with direct support in implementing IEP goals, accommodations, and modifications for students with identified educational disabilities.
• Absorb students during morning arrivals, recesses, lunch hour shift, lunch recess and student departures.
• All other reasonably related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of college or equivalent two years experience working with children.
• Ability to understand student curriculum and to implement multiple teacher-directed activities.
• Knowledge of use of computers, including the application of classroom and adaptive technologies.