Instructional Assistant - PASS

Job Description

Assist certified teachers in implementing instructional practices, transitional activities, maintaining a safe and supportive instructional environment, and communicating and collaborating with teachers and other professionals to ensure special education students obtain quality instruction. Serve as an ambassador for Spencer County Public Schools and commit to offering excellent customer service to special education students, parents, and staff.

• Implement strategies and procedures developed by teachers to maintain safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments.
• Implement strategies that promote the student’s independence across all relevant educational settings.
• Assist teachers and related service professionals in carrying out tube feeding, catheterization, toileting, diapering (including lifting), administering medication, feeding, positioning, and other health‑related procedures required by students with special health care needs, while maintaining appropriate records.
• Keep student data current and report concerns to teacher when they arise.
• Under teacher guidance, implement learning strategies, prompting procedures, and other systematic instructional procedures in school and non‑school settings using various instructional grouping arrangements.
• Implement teacher‑developed plans or strategies that enhance the fluency, maintenance, and generalization of academic skills.
• Assist teachers with community‑based instruction as needed.
• Use grammatically correct language with age‑appropriate vocabulary, first‑person language, appropriate tone of voice, and reinforcement procedures.
• Perform routine duties such as preparation of instructional classroom materials; setting up student work areas; and operating office equipment, video, computer, adaptive devices, and other materials. Maintain classroom records, attendance records, and answer phone calls.
• Assist teachers in monitoring student progress regarding academic, cognitive development, social development, and behavior.
• Assist teachers and other professionals in maintaining student records required by federal and state law, regulations, and district policies.
• Implement teacher‑developed behavior plans and techniques that adhere to laws, regulations, and procedural safeguards (safe crisis management) concerning the management of student behaviors. Includes lifting up to 50 pounds and/or restraining students if necessary. Record data and monitor progress on behavior goals as directed by teacher.
• Monitor and assist students in non‑academic learning environments (e.g., lunchrooms, study halls, playgrounds, and buses).
• Direct group activities of students as assigned; assist in lunchroom duties, emergency drills, recreation‑leisure activities, assemblies, and community participation as assigned.
• Assist in overseeing students while in regular class, labs, or other activities, providing them with the necessary materials to participate.
• Follow teacher instructions and implement team decisions.
• Contribute relevant, objective information to teachers and other school professionals to facilitate planning, problem solving, and decision‑making processes across all relevant settings.
• Maintain confidentiality of individual students and their families, as well as all student educational records.
• Perform assigned responsibilities under the supervision of teachers in a professional and ethical manner established by the district, agency, state, or professional organization.
• Participate with administrators, consultants, and/or other professionals in designing and implementing comprehensive professional development activities for paraprofessionals.
• Assist in administering diagnostic and other tests and record test information.
• Read, understand, and assist in implementing, recording, and monitoring assigned students’ IEPs.
• Assist students to and from activities, loading, unloading, and/or riding the bus and assist in preparation as required.
• Assist students by providing proper examples (positive attitude, caring attitude, good rapport with other staff members), emotional support, a friendly attitude, and general guidance.
• Provide support to the…