Sawyer Elementary General Education Associate

Sawyer Elementary General Education Associate

Sawyer Elementary General Education Associate Ames Community School District Sawyer Elementary - Ames, Iowa Open in Google Maps

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Sawyer Elementaryis seeking Elementary General Education Associates for the school year.

Summary
Under the supervision of an administrator, assiststeachers in the education of students including instructional assistance, management of student behavior, record keeping, classroom safety, security and organization, and interaction and communication with students and staff. Provides direct and indirect educationally related services to disabled students and assists the special education teacher in creating a positive learning environment to facilitate the personal, social, and intellectual development of students.

Work Schedule:Approximately 20-25hours, Monday-Friday, 9.5 month position

Responsibilities/

Essential Functions:

• Assists students in interpreting and following teacher directions.
• Assists students with classroom assignments during independent work time and/or workstations.
• Works with individual students or groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills prepared by the teacher.
• Assists classroom teachers with collection and preparation of materials needed for lessons.
• Assists the teacher with student record keeping/daily documentation.
• Supervises and enforces building/individual discipline procedures in all educational settings both in and out of school according to the supervisor s directions.
• Assists with medical, health, and or behavior related needs of students as instructed by the administrator, teacher, or nurse.
• Administration of medication and first aid if identified.
• Assists in all aspects of personal hygiene.
• Corrects assignments, data collection and entry, maintains records, copying, and clerical as assigned.
• Participates in professional development as requested by administration.
• Alerts principal or teacher to any problem and special information about an individual student.
• Interacts effectively with various constituent groups including but not limited to students, co-workers, parents, staff and administration.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers.
• Knowing the District must have regular and dependable employees to meet its mission of educating children, daily attendance and punctuality is required.
• Attends work on a consistent and punctual basis.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

The successful candidate will exhibit:

• Basic understanding of the needs of children
• Ability to relate effectively to children of all ages and with different academic and behavioral needs
• Patience and compassion anda caring and helpful relationship with children
• Basic computer skills including but not limited to:word processing using Google Docs or similar tools, internet searching, and email skills
• Professional communications skills,both written and oral, including active listening skills
• Ability to…