Extended - Special Education Instructional Assistants Job North Smithfield area,Rhode Island USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Extended School Year - Special Education Instructional Assistants

Extended School Year
- Special Education Instructional Assistants

North Smithfield School Department North Smithfield Public Schools
- North Smithfield, Rhode Island

Job Description

NORTH SMITHFIELD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:

Instructional Assistant – Special Education

QUALIFICATIONS:

Proof of having met requirements of RIGL 16-11.2: "Qualifications for Teacher Assistants"
High School Diploma.
Skills and ability to meet the requirements of the duties assigned.
Demonstration of patience, tact and professionalism in dealing with students, the public, teachers and administrators.
Basic understanding of special education concepts and practices, and computers helpful.
Ability to establish and sustain rapport with students with special needs.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
As of January 8, 2006, meet one of the following 3 requirements:

Completed at least 2 years of study at an institution of higher education in an education-related field; OR,
Obtained an associate's or higher degree in an education-related field; OR,
Meet a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state (Para Pro Assessment) or local academic assessment: knowledge and ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics; OR, reading, writing, and mathematics readiness (ESEA.)

Evidence of successful completion of a RIDE-approved Teacher Assistant Training Program required

REPORTS TO:

Director of Pupil Personnel Services
Building Principal/Assistant Principal

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary function is to work with student(s) with disabilities under the direction, supervision of certified personnel (primarily classroom teacher), to assist that (those) student(s) in reaching the goals indicated on their IEP.

Assists students in attending to personal daily activities, routines, needs in order that they may participate in school (i.e., hygiene, toileting*, feeding, etc.)

Assist students with independent remedial and/or enrichment activities as determined by the professional service provider (primarily classroom teacher.)

Provides assistance under the direction of the professional service provider (primarily classroom teacher) to individual special education students or mixed groups of students with and without disabilities.

Performs duties related to preparation and delivery of instruction as determined by the professional (primarily classroom teacher) to whom assigned.

Participates in in-service training programs as warranted.

Maintains ethical behavior in relation to confidentiality concerning special education students as required by mandates of state and federal law.

Assists the professional service providers (primarily classroom teacher) as requested in maintaining documentation (i.e., pupil files, IEP reviews, etc.)

Performs other duties which assist the professional service provider (primarily classroom teacher), as may be assigned.

Assumes all other responsibilities as necessarily assigned by the Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Principal, or the Superintendent of Schools.

* May involve lifting.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. This position is performed in a school setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the job is required. Noise – Level 3 – Moderate level of intensity.

TEMPERAMENTS Temperaments for the purpose of collecting occupational data, are defined as personal traits required by a worker by specific job-worker situations. The temperaments required for this position include:

Making Judgments – Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.
People – Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires. Rating Key:

Occasionally – Up to 1/3 of the time.
Frequently – From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
Constantly – 2/3 of the time or more.

Strength-Light-Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

Standing – (O)
Sitting –…