Job Goal: To provide support to special education students at the direction of the special education teacher to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Participate on the District's Behavior Team.
Reports to: Building Principal, Director of Student Services, and Supervising Teacher.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist identified students with academic, functional, social and behavioral needs as identified by the students individual education plan and the case manager.
- Perform necessary data collection as directed by the special education teacher.
- Create educational materials as directed by the special education teacher.
- Provide input on the students current level of functioning, progress on IEP goals or other areas.
- Complete necessary reports and documentation for SBS billing for eligible students.
- Demonstrate care and sensitivity to individual, physical, academic and emotional needs of students.
- Provide support to students in a variety of settings, including the general education classroom, special education rooms, hallways, recess areas and school bus.
- Perform all other job related duties as assigned by Director of Student Services, Building Principal or designee for the benefit of the district.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma, associates degree preferred.
- Knowledge of student information systems Skyward, Microsoft Office, and Google.
- Training, experience and interest in supporting children and youth with disabilities.
- Hold or be eligible for DPI’s Special Education Program Aide License.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to interact positively with children and youth and support their academic, social, behavioral and functional needs.
- Ability to follow directions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Establish and maintain effective working relations with all stakeholders.
- Professional, pleasant and cordial demeanor.
- Additional qualifications or training may be required based on position need, including:
- Using medical equipment.
- Non-verbal communication.
- Positive Behavioral Supports.
- Crisis Intervention.
Physical Requirements:
This work regularly requires sitting, standing, walking, speaking, hearing and occasionally requires pushing, pulling, lifting, and operating machines; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, and observing general surroundings and activities; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. school offices/classrooms/passageways).
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Bereavement leave
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: In person