Instructional Assistant; Special Ed.; Disabilities Classroom

Instructional Assistant (Special Education) Multiple Disabilities Classroom

Rapid Run Middle School 6.5 hrs. per day/5 days per week

Provides support services that help students benefit from the educational program.

Valid state department of education license/permit as determined at the time of appointment. Meets all mandated state/federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test). Behavioral management skills substantiated by training/work experience. Duties may require agility, physical strength, and stamina to address the needs of students with problem behavior and/or students requiring physical assistance (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.).

Complies with drug-free workplace rules, board policies and administrative guidelines/procedures. Demonstrates dependability/flexibility. Reacts to interruptions/emerging priorities effectively. Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts personal responsibility for decisions/conduct. Exhibits consistent, impartial and resourceful critical-thinking skills. Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.

Performs duties that facilitate the effective delivery/advancement of program services. Works effectively with minimal supervision. Performs tasks efficiently to meet deadlines. Performs support services that may include student assistance with daily living activities, behavior management, discrete trial training, instructional support, social skills training, task redirection, etc.

Safety is essential to job performance. Employees must exercise caution and comply with standard safety regulations and district procedures when involved in the following situations:
Balancing, bending, climbing, crouching, kneeling, reaching, or standing. Exposure to adverse weather conditions and temperature extremes. Exposure to air-borne particulates, chemical irritants, combustible materials, electrical hazards, equipment vibrations, loud sounds, moving mechanical parts and odors. Exposure to wet and/or slippery surfaces. Exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases. Interacting with aggressive, disruptive and/or unruly individuals. Lifting, carrying and moving work-related supplies/equipment.

Operating and/or riding in a vehicle. Working in/near active vehicular traffic. Performing strenuous or repetitive physical tasks for extended periods of time Traveling to meetings and work assignments.