Special Education Instructional Aide - EI Classroom

Special Education Instructional Aide – EI Classroom

Comstock Park School District, Mill Creek Middle School – Comstock Park, Michigan.

Comstock Park is seeking candidates who display a strong desire and ability to make an impact on students and the greater community both within and outside of the classroom. THIS POSITION STARTS IN THE  SCHOOL YEAR.

SUMMARY:

This position supports students with IEPs in the general education and special education setting; assists teachers in supporting differentiation for students.

• Assists students with IEPs with both academic and non‑academic needs (medical needs, life skills, personal hygiene such as toileting, supported instruction, and implementation of IEP goals)
• Follows through with prescribed behavioral management plans and programs
• Reinforces teacher‑taught skills
• Maintains positive environments
• Maintains student data
• Bills Medicaid for prescribed services under the supervision of a professional staff member
• Manages and instructs individual and/or small groups of students
• Supports students in general education environment and across school settings (transitions, lunch, recess)
• Supports during crisis situations, utilizing Crisis Prevention Intervention
• Manages classroom independently
• Other duties as assigned; staff member may be reassigned within the building or district as needs change.

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily by the completion of the trial period.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma and Associate’s degree or successfully pass a state‑approved basic skills test or have sixty (60) hours of credit from a four‑year college or university. Previous work in childcare or related experiences with children.

• Ability to work with students with special needs.
• Ability to maintain composure under stressful conditions.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.
• May be required to work with more than one adult during the school day.
• Ability to handle and operate standard school equipment and provide clerical services as needed.
• Ability to implement teacher philosophy accurately and consistently.
• Ability to be flexible and maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity – is self‑directed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use wrists more than the average person, and may involve lifting 50 pounds or positioning 90 pounds.

The employee may also be required to go outdoors in all seasons and weather to monitor students and to meet transportation vehicles. The employee may assist students with eating, hygiene, and toileting and may be exposed to infections and bodily fluids such as vomit, saliva, or blood.

Comstock Park Public Schools are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, and disability in all its programs and activities.

Any person believing that the Comstock Park Public School District or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 may bring forward a complaint, referred to as a grievance, to the local Coordinator at 101 School Street, Comstock Park, MI 49321.

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Position Type: Full Time – 37.5 Hours

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Special Education Assistant

• Alicia Keur
• 101 School St NE
• Comstock Park, Michigan 49321
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