DEC - Student Specific Support Aide @ Tryon Elementary

Job Title

Exceptional Children Student Specific Support Aide

The employee provides support to students who have health, behavioral, or instructional needs to meet Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals and have success in the curriculum and school environment.

• Performs specific student duties related to health, and behavior, including but not limited to: assistance in the bathroom, cafeteria, and classroom.

• Reports collected data to appropriate individuals, including administrators, teachers, parents, and other related service providers.

• Ensures appropriate interventions are monitored and maintained.

• Participates in staff development and training to gain knowledge of health, behavioral, or instructional procedures specific to the assigned students.

• Accompanies assigned students on all field trips.

• Monitors assigned students during extracurricular events as assigned.

• Accompanies assigned students on the bus as needed.

• Participates in school functions.

• Other duties as assigned related to supporting specific students who receive special education services.

This employee will participate in staff development and training to gain knowledge of procedures specific to students with behavioral challenges including Non-Violent Crisis Intervention. The employee in this position will prepare a variety of materials and operate the office equipment necessary to prepare these materials. They will participate in the regularly scheduled Behavior Support Team meetings.

In addition to the Common Competencies and Physical Requirements, the employee in this role:

• Provides support to the teacher of students who have behavioral needs and require intensive intervention in order to meet IEP (Individualized Education Program) goals and have success in the curriculum and school environment.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the stages of child development.

• Communicates effectively to develop positive relationships with school personnel and students.

• Assists teachers of exceptional children in the classroom and non-classroom settings to develop behavior management strategies and behavior intervention plans.

• Performs specific student behavior-related duties to include, but not limited to, assistance in the bathroom, cafeteria, and classroom based on specific student needs.

• Works individually on any task assigned.

• Models for teachers how to modify instruction/tasks when appropriate.

• Models for teachers how to implement strategies for positive behavior support to students with significant behavioral challenges.

• Implements strategies, techniques, and schedules for the specific student as determined by the IEP team, guided by the EC teacher.

• Provides data collection on the fidelity of implementation of the behavior intervention plan and the student response to the plan.

• Reports collected data to appropriate individuals including administrators, teachers, parents, and other related service providers to ensure appropriate interventions are monitored and maintained.

• Other duties as assigned related to supporting specific students receiving special education services.

In addition to the Common Competencies and Physical Requirements, the employee in this role:

• cares for child(ren) with disabilities involving lifting and supporting the student; attending to physical, personal, and medical needs.

• assists in moving students around the campus.

• performs student-specific health-related duties such as assisting students in the classroom, bathroom, and lunchroom on an as-needed basis.

• meets the student when he/she arrives in the morning and remains with the student until the student's school day ends on an as-needed basis.

• rides the bus with the student as needed.

• accompanies and monitors student(s) on field trips.

• has knowledge of the developmental stages of child development.

• monitors the behavior and work habits of the student and will keep consistent data.

• has the ability to communicate and work with the assigned student.

• Implements strategies, techniques, and schedules for the specific student as determined by the IEP team,…