Early Childhood Special Education Program Assistant Teacher Job Centreville Michigan USA,Education / Teaching

Position: EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ASSISTANT TEACHER
Location: Centreville

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ASSISTANT TEACHER

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Under general supervision, provide students with appropriate classroom services while assisting teacher in maintaining a learning environment that enables students to master life skills appropriate to age, functional level and individual capacity; student IEP goals and objectives; perform a variety of clerical and supportive tasks for instructional personnel; and perform related work as required.

Qualifications

Be a high school graduate or equivalent, with an associate degree or have completed two years of college (60 college credits) from a community college or degree‑granting institution.

Be a high school graduate or equivalent that has passed a rigorous standard of quality and demonstration, through a formal state or local academic assessment, that has been approved by the Michigan Department of Education for instructional paraprofessionals to meet the No Child Left Behind act.

Be a high school graduate or equivalent that has a portfolio assessment that has met the Michigan Department of Education guidelines for instructional paraprofessionals as outlined to meet the No Child Left Behind act.

Ability to pass additional LARA background check.

Responsibility of employee to obtain and maintain all training(s), certificate(s), approval(s), etc. and provide documentation to the business office before expiration date of said document(s).

Must have regular and reliable job attendance, performance, and the physical ability to do the job.

Performance Responsibilities Instructional Responsibilities

Assist the teacher with the implementation of individual instructional and/or behavioral plans.
Assist the teacher with instruction in the cognitive domain (e.g., communication, functional academic skills).
Assist the teacher with self‑help skills development (e.g., toileting, dressing/undressing, eating).
Assist the teacher with community based instruction (e.g., functional academics, communication, mobility training, social skills/behavior training, recreation/leisure, pre‑vocational/vocational training).
Assist the teacher with group activities (e.g., group music, special programs, Christmas program, talent show).
Assist the support/ancillary staff (e.g., PT, OT) with gross and fine motor skills (e.g., grasping items, mobility, directionality).
Assist the physical education teacher with gym and swim programs.
Assist with creative arts program (e.g., music, art, crafts).
Assist the Sub‑Teacher in following teacher’s lesson plans, completing student correspondence books, daily attendance and lunch counts.
Assist in committees for special events and programs during school hours (e.g., parties, plays).
Work as a team with teachers and other staff to pursue and meet individual performance objectives, collect student data, assist students in personal care and create an organized, positive and safe classroom environment which maintains the dignity of the individual student.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervise the students during classroom activities, students’ lunchtime and during recess periods on the playground.
Assist in maintaining student discipline.
Assist in supervising emergency situations (e.g., tornado drills, fire drills).
Instruct, assist and supervise loading/unloading of students, including wheelchairs/adaptive equipment from buses.
Assist the teacher in management of students during arrival and departure activities.
Assist the teacher with supervision of students out of the classroom and/or school building (e.g., community based instruction/leisure, field trips).
Constantly monitor & evaluate the safety of all students and report any concerns to the teacher.

Physical Assistance Responsibilities

Assist the students to and from bus, and other activities outside of classroom.
Assist building staff in proper safety of lifting, handling and transferring of students.
Assist the physical therapist and/or occupational therapist with the student’s therapy objectives.
Assist the students with swim class objectives (e.g., dressing, undressing, showering).
Assist school nurse with first aid and student safety measures, tube feeding…