Instructional Assistant - Special Education; SPED Elementary

Instructional Assistant
- Special Education (SPED)

Fluvanna County Public Schools seek to hire an Instructional Assistant
- Special Education (SPED) at Central Elementary School (PK-2).

Work closely with one or a few handicapped pupils on a regular basis in an effort to provide them with the physical help and emotional support they need to gain benefits from the division's special education program.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Prepares lesson outline and plan in assigned area and submits outline to teacher for review.
• Plans, prepares, and develops various teaching aids such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs.
• Presents subject matter to students, utilizing variety of methods and techniques such as lecture, discussion, and supervised role playing.
• Prepares, administers, and grades examinations.
• Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts by:
• Reading to children
• Assisting children in the library
• Writing the dictation given by young children
• Helping children locate and use materials
• Encouraging safety habits in work and play
• Encouraging children to work independently
• Listening to children
• Confers with parents on progress of students.
• Assists teachers with routine tasks such as:
• Recording attendance and other information
• Collecting money
• Gathering resource and supplementary materials
• Setting up and operating audiovisual equipment
• Fire drills
• Field trips (during the assigned working hours)
• Special events (during the assigned working hours)
• Clerical duties including dictation, typing and record keeping
• Correct student work
• Supervise the entire classroom when called upon to do so by the classroom teacher or building principal
• Attend parent/teacher meetings (if appropriate)
• Assists the student(s) to whom assigned in all facets of daily living to include but not limited to moving from room to room, toiletry, personal hygiene assistance along with changing/cleaning, undergarments, outerwear and feeding.
• Hears the student(s) in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them but not teaching them.
• Performs simple errands and tasks for student(s) such as sharpening pencils, carrying lunch trays, and the like.
• Under supervision of the special education teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Accompanies the student(s) to whom assigned when trips to the office or to the school nurse are necessary.
• Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.
• Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
• Assist with student transportation and medical delivery as needed or assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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.

Valid Virginia Driver's license required.

Education and/or

Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
Individuals must be highly qualified to be considered for this position. There have three options to meet the designation of highly qualified (one of the three must be met):

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence,…