Maple Grove Middle School - Special Education Elements Technician - TA;

Overview

Nebo School District is located in south Utah County, serves nearly 45,000 students in grades PreK-12, and employs over 4,300 people. Our vision is to:

• engage students as active participants in school and in the community;
• empower students to acquire and develop knowledge, skills, and talents;
• collaborate to promote safety, student involvement and achievement; and
• prepare students to succeed in school and life.

Special Education Essential Elements Classroom Technician
. Lane 3, $19.14 per hour, 5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 177 days per year. Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

Placement on the salary schedule will be reviewed by a supervisor and finalized through the Human Resources and Payroll Departments. Candidates already employed with Nebo School District applying for a new position with a lane increase may decrease in overall steps in the new position if offered, accepted, and not in the same job category.

Job-related experience is not required.

Targeted, job-related education with study in job-related area.

CPR/First Aid Certificate

The job of Instructional Technician - Essential Elements Classroom is done for the purpose of assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of students with significant disabilities under the supervision of a certificated teacher; observing and documenting student progress; supporting language devices; supporting motor-development devices; implementing educational and specific behavioral plans; documenting students' daily activities; modeling appropriate behaviors and interactions with students and staff;

providing alternate curriculum and modifications; and assisting students by providing for special health care needs.

• Modifies classroom activities, assignments and/or materials as directed for the purpose of providing an opportunity for all special education students to participate in the essential elements of instructional programs.
• Administers daily-living care, personal care, and medical and non-medical assistance (e.g. diapering, tube feeding, colostomy bags, medication) for the purpose of providing appropriate care and developing children's daily living activities and behavioral skills.
• Collaborates with teachers for the purpose of fulfilling students' IEP goals.
• Implements behavioral plans designed by the IEP team for the purpose of assisting in meeting special education students' needs and providing a consistent learning environment.
• Implements essential elements of academic instruction for individuals or small groups (e.g. cooking, math, reading, spelling, music) for the purpose of meeting learning goals, as described by an IEP and/or district benchmarks.
• Maintains instructional materials and/or student records (e.g. adapting/modifying instructional materials, checking papers, attendance, audio visual equipment, setting up art/science projects, data collection) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items and/or providing reliable information.
• Monitors special education students (e.g. lunch, school bus loading zones, playground, classroom, field trips, assemblies, kitchen) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment as well as covering for a teacher when they are called out of the room.
• Participates in meetings and in-service presentations (e.g. personal care training, daily-living skills, emergency procedures, behavioral intervention training) for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Documents personal care and/or behavioral service logs for Medicaid reimbursement.
• Provides teacher assistance in alternate national, state, and district assessments within limits set by the test publisher manual and ethical guidelines.

• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

• SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: preparing and maintaining accurate records; adhering to safety practices; and administering first aid.
• KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios; read manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include safety practices and procedures and stages of child development/behavior.
• ABILITY is required to schedule activities; collate data; and use basic, job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing specific, defined processes;…