Special Education Instructional Assistant

Special Education Instructional Assistant

Scott County School District, Northern Elementary School (035), Georgetown, Kentucky

Employment Type: Full-Time

Start Date: Immediately

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Successful completion of the para educator exam or 64 credit hours of college credit

• Prepares for classroom activities, delivers specially designed instruction, and assists in the implementation of adaptations/modifications/accommodations to the general curriculum to meet the needs of individual students per the IEP under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
• Performs clerical duties as directed by the teacher.
• Provides health services and assists students with self‑care under the direction of the supervising teacher, including toileting, dressing, tube feeding, catheterization, and other needs.
• Assists the teacher in gathering and recording student progress data.
• Assists the teacher in creating, selecting, adapting, and evaluating materials appropriate for students with special needs.
• Supports individual students and groups for small‑group instruction and attention under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
• Assists students across settings, including the resource room, regular classroom, the building, and the community.
• Maintains a patient attitude when assisting students through stressful situations.
• Assists students who have challenges with mobility, including lifting, positioning, moving the child, and the proper use of gross motor equipment such as standers and wheelchairs.
• Assists therapists (e.g., PT, OT, Speech, etc.) with therapy recommendations per the IEP, in consultation with the therapist and under the direction of the supervising teacher.
• Assists the teacher in providing consistency in services and instruction and in implementing the student’s IEP goals, including behavior support and management plans.
• Supports the management of students’ behavior when they are exhibiting inappropriate and/or physically forceful behaviors, including prevention, de‑escalation, and safe physical intervention strategies.
• Adheres to ethics and standards of the education profession, including maintaining strict confidentiality concerning students’ performance, conduct, activities, remarks, or personal information.
• Refers all parent requests for information regarding their child to the teacher.
• Functions as a cooperative team member and fosters and maintains good working relationships throughout the building.
• Prevents students from harming themselves or others in a crisis situation through techniques learned in Safe Crisis Management training, as appropriate.
• Maintains certification in Safe Crisis Management after initial certification.
• Other tasks assigned by the supervising teacher or Principal.

• Punctual and regular attendance.
• Work performed while standing, sitting, and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light objects and students up to 50 lbs.
• Requires passing safe crisis management training.

• Principal:
  Laura Helsby
• School:
  Northern Elementary School (035)
• Email: laura.helsbychools.us