Ex Ed Educational Assistant - IDS

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Job Description

The purpose of this classification is to provide teaching support and services under the direction of a licensed special education teacher in the implementation of Individual Education Programs for students with disabilities in general or special education classrooms, one-on-one or in small group settings, or with special, more narrowly defined services, or as otherwise needed.

Daisy Elementary is a PreK-5 school located in Soddy Daisy, TN. We are a small school that serves a tight knit community. We strive to develop relationships with all students and work to meet their identified academic and social emotional needs. At Daisy, we have a house system that helps to create a strong, positive, school-wide team mentality. This system provides the opportunity to encourage each other to be the best Daisy citizens that we can be.

As a school community, we follow our “Daisy Ten Essentials”. These are ten basic tenets that allow all Daisy Spartans to demonstrate basic good character. Our students and teachers work together daily as good citizens and give our best effort in all that we do. We want to provide Daisy students with the tools and experiences that will help them to be successful in their future endeavors.

Our school-wide focus is on whole child “growth”. We are seeking teachers who will invest in all students and help them to grow and meet their potential. Our teachers and support staff work to build relationships with students, families, and teachers; engage students in well-planned, standards-based instruction; and collaborate with teammates to ensure that every student has access to a quality education.

We are looking for teachers who desire to offer students the best education possible. Additionally, we are looking for teachers who can analyze data and create a plan to meet the needs of all learners through the use of state standards and HCS curriculum. If you possess a positive outlook and a willingness to collaborate with colleagues to serve students, you have the potential to be a good fit on the Daisy Elementary team.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out but may be considered incidental in the performance of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties herein described.

• Training in or willingness to be trained in nonviolent crisis intervention techniques.
• Competent use of verbal and nonverbal techniques designed to prevent or de-escalate students when acting out behaviors occurs.
• Competence at and a willingness to incorporate consistent patterns of assertive communications including delivering a three part statement of empathy, verbalizing conflict behavior, and communicating a rectifying statement when behavioral conflict is apparent.
• Ability to maintain a group during emergencies or a time when a teacher must be away from the group.
• Provides educational assistance to students with disabilities; assists in preparing, modifying, and utilizing instructional materials to meet individual needs of students; assists with development and implementation of Individual Education Program for each student; assists with the data collection and progress monitoring of student’s physical, communication, social/emotional, and educational levels of development; uses special educational strategies and techniques to address students’ academic needs.
• Provides physical assistance, including but not limited to toileting, positioning, lifting, carrying, feeding, personal hygiene, or other assistance as determined by specific student needs, to any student with disabilities based on a student’s Individual Education Program.
• Oversees, monitors, or covers classes during the short term absence of the teacher.
• Assists teacher and works with students during various class activities; prepares instructional materials for classroom use; assists with instructional and…