Ed Shadow: Special Needs Students

Darlington County School District Darlington High School
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Exceptional Education Shadow / Darlington High School Darlington County School District Darlington High School
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This job is also posted in CERRA-SC

Description:
Exceptional Education Shadow
183-day position
Salary: $21,066 base salary (based on education and full time experience)

Location: Darlington High School

Available: School Year

* Negative TB test result must be on file prior to starting work

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Qualifications:

Minimum of sixty (60) academic credit hours
from an accredited
institution of higher education

or


An associate degree
(or higher)

OR


Item(1) High School Diplomaor the equivalent

AND


Item(2) Ready to Work Credentials

* WIN
- Copy of WIN Assessment minimum of Silver:
Level 4 or
higher

or


* Work Keys
- Copy of passing scores on three areas of Work
Keys Assessment Applied Mathematics  (4),
Reading for Information (4), Writing (4)

or


Para Pro
- Copy of passing score (minimum 456) on Para Pro,
the state approved academic assessment

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Responsible To: Principal

Job Goal: To assist the teacher with supervision, care, and instruction of students with special needs in the general education setting; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior; and providing information to appropriate school personnel.

Performance Responsibilities
:

• Acts as a mandated reporter for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the students.
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives and meeting IEP goals.
• Administers tests, homework, make-up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting student needs in the classroom.
• Assists students (e.g. diapering, lifting, transitioning from desk to wheel chair etc.) for the purpose of attending to the student's personal hygiene and care needs.
• Attends meetings and in-service presentations for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Communicates with supervising instructional staff, and a variety of health care professionals, and professional support personnel for the purpose of communicating progress or implementing IEP objectives.
• Escorts student (e.g. bathroom, classroom, community, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and safe arrival to and/or from a destination.
• Implements, under the supervision of assigned teacher, research based interventions for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts.
• Intervenes in potential conflicts utilizing appropriate physical and/or therapeutic approaches for the purpose of diffusing confrontations and minimizing disruptions.
• Monitors student's daily schedule and behavior plan for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Provides, under the supervision of assigned teacher, instruction to the student in a variety of individual and group activities for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives; implementing IEP plans; and ensuring the student's access to his/her least restrictive environment.
• Supervises individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. community field trips, hallways, bus loading areas, cafeteria, parking lots, classrooms, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Supervises and escorts the student during any and all…