Instructional aide SPED

Special Education Assistant

Assists Special Education (SPED) teachers on a substitute basis by working individually with, or providing small group instruction to Special Education students and by providing related assistance to SPED teachers in the classroom.

• Works with small groups or one-on-one with students to help ensure understanding of the lesson and reinforce material introduced by the teacher, under the supervision of the classroom SPED teacher and in accordance with student IEP's
• May be responsible for the toileting and feeding needs of some students
• Assists teachers in providing an effective learning environment
• Provides positive reinforcement for students
• Maintains vigilance to signs of child abuse or neglect
• Supports the teacher in maintaining classroom control
• Assists in special class presentations, field trips and activities as requested
• Assists with evaluating and testing students individually when requested
• Handles routine clerical work as assigned
• Supervises students outside of the classroom where requested
• Assists the teacher during instruction and evaluation of student work
• Helps with testing of students
• Assists teacher in checking notebooks, grading and/or correcting papers and supervising make-up work
• Assists teacher with administrative and/or non-instructional activities
• Models good manners and sets a good example for assigned students
• Performs such housekeeping and related classroom duties as assigned by teacher(s) or as needed in the classroom
• Calls to teacher's or administrator's attention any problems relating to assigned students
• Supports all district and school rules, regulations and policies