Special Education Instructional Assistant - HSC Classroom (A)

• High School Diploma or GED

• Successful completion of the paraeducator exam or 64 credit hours of college credit

• Willingness to be trained in Safe Crisis Management during first year of employment

• Prepares for classroom activities, delivers specially designed instruction and assists in the implementation of adaptations/modifications/accommodations to the general curriculum to meet the needs of individual students per the IEP under the guidance of the classroom teacher.

• Performs clerical duties as directed by the teacher.

• Performs health services and assists students with self-care under the direction of the supervising teacher including toileting, dressing, tube feeding, catheterization, and other needs.

• Assists the teacher in gathering and recording student progress data.

• Assists the teacher in creating, selecting, adapting and evaluating materials appropriate for students with special needs.

• Assist individual students and groups of students of for small group instruction and attention under the guidance of the classroom teacher.

• Assists students across settings including the resource room, regular classroom, the building and the community.

• Maintains a patient attitude when assisting students through stressful situations.

• Assists with students who have challenges with mobility. This includes lifting, positioning and moving the child and the proper use of gross motor equipment, such as standers and wheelchairs.

• Assist therapists (e.g. PT, OT, Speech, and others) in recommendations of therapy as instructed in consultation with the therapist and under the direction of the supervising teacher per the IEP.

• Assists the teacher in providing consistency in services and instruction and in implementing the student’s IEP goals, including behavior support and management plans.

• Aides in management of students’ behavior when they are exhibiting inappropriate and/or physically forceful behaviors. This may include assisting students who are at risk of harming themselves or others through the implementation of prevention, de-escalation, and safe physical intervention strategies.

• Adheres to ethics and standards of the education profession, which include maintaining the strictest confidentiality concerning students, including their performance, conduct, activities, remarks or personal information.

• Refers all parent requests for information regarding their child to the teacher.

• Functions as a cooperative team member and take responsibility for fostering and maintaining good working relationships throughout the building.

• Prevents students from harming self or others in crisis situation through use of techniques learned in Safe Crisis Management training as appropriate

• Maintains certification in Safe Crisis Management after initial certification

• Other tasks that may be assigned by the supervising teacher or Principal.

• Punctual and Regular Attendance

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking

• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing

• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations

• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching

• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light objects and students up to 50 lbs

• Requires ability to pass safe crisis management training

Scott County Schools