Special Education Instructional Aide - EI Classroom

Job Description

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.

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 (i.e. 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
• Support students in general education environment and across school settings (e.g. 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.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily by the completion of the trial period. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma and Associate's degree or must successfully pass a state-approved basic skills test or must 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to bend at the neck and use wrists more than the average person. May involve lifting 50 pounds or positioning 90 pounds. Specific vision and hearing abilities required by this job (e.g. lose vision and peripheral vision).

Occasionally the employee will assist in the physical management of students. May be required to go outdoors in all seasons and weather to monitor students and to meet transportation vehicles. May be required to monitor students on field trips outside of school. Assists students with eating, hygiene, and toileting. May be exposed to infections, as well as bodily fluids such as vomit, saliva, or blood.

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