Ex Ed Educational Assistant - ities

Overview

Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County.

East Side Elementary is a K-5 school located in Chattanooga, TN. We are a diverse school community, with 75% of our students being speakers of other languages. We are proud of our students and the academic growth they continue to show. We have high student attendance and few disciplinary issues.

At East Side, we provide the following for our teachers: professional development opportunities, technology resources for students and teachers, a professional learning community, and vertical planning sessions.

We are looking for teachers who have a growth mindset and are willing to work to support the whole child through both trauma-informed and restorative practices. In addition, teachers must be collaborative, self-starters, risk-takers, caring and nurturing. Our school motto is 'We ARE the village' and we absolutely believe in doing whatever it takes to support our students, families, and each other to get the job done.

The purpose of this job is to provide teaching support and services under the direction of a licensed special education teacher in the implementation of Individual Education Programs for students with disabilities in general or special education classrooms, one-on-one or in small group settings, or with special, more narrowly defined services, or as otherwise needed.

This may include, but is not limited to, providing general physical assistance to students with various disabilities, assisting teachers with classroom projects/activities, monitoring/data collection in academic and/or non-academic regular curriculum participation, and other general duties which support the provision of special education services. Tasks will require the ability to exert physical effort to assist students with individual needs in classrooms. This position will require a combination of physical movements to assist students throughout the school campus such as but not limited to: stooping, kneeling, crouching, lifting, toileting, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate to heavy weight.

• Competent use of verbal and nonverbal techniques designed to prevent or de-escalate students when acting out behaviors occurs.
• Competence at and a willingness to incorporate consistent patterns of assertive communications including delivering a three part statement of empathy, verbalizing conflict behavior, and communicating a rectifying statement when behavioral conflict is apparent.
• Ability to maintain a group during emergencies or a time when a teacher must be away from the group.
• Provides educational assistance to students with disabilities; assists in preparing, modifying, and utilizing instructional materials to meet individual needs of students; assists with development and implementation of Individual Education Program for each student; assists with the data collection and progress monitoring of student’s physical, communication, social/emotional, and educational levels of development; uses special educational strategies and techniques to address students’ academic needs.
• Provides physical assistance, including but not limited to toileting, positioning, lifting, carrying, feeding, personal hygiene, or other assistance as determined by specific student needs, to any student with disabilities based on a student’s Individual Education Program.
• Oversees, monitors, or covers classes during the short term absence of the teacher.
• Assists teacher and works with students during various class activities; prepares instructional materials for classroom use; assists with instructional and assistive technology.
• Assists with data collection and progress monitoring used to evaluate student performance and skill levels;
• Follows established procedures for ensuring students are safe.
• Perfo…