Students; special education) |School

Job Description

• 1) Provision of withdrawal support, specialized remediation, and implementation of Individual Education Plans.
• 2) Provision of in-class support for special needs students in areas such as (but not limited to): reminding and prompting the student to stay on-task, pay attention to teachers and participating in classroom activities; helping the student to follow classroom routines; withdrawing the student for time out if he becomes disruptive or stressed during lessons and providing means to calm him/her down;
  
  helping the student to understand lesson content using various means (e.g. visual aides, and to complete work assigned); helping to communicate the student’s needs to the teachers;
• 3) Provide consultation to teachers and parents to facilitate better understanding of the students’ needs and how to support them.
• 4) Set up and maintenance of special needs-friendly classroom/school environments.
• 5) Preparation of teaching and learning resources for use with students (e.g. visual prompts for mild ASD students, differentiated worksheets for students with dyslexia).
• 6) Provision of skills training (e.g. organisational skills, managing anger, handling changes, queuing up, handwriting skills).
• 7) Provision of peer training and support (e.g. setting up circles of friends).
• 8) Provision of feedback to teachers and parents on the needs and progress of the special needs students.
• 9) Collaboration with external professionals/agencies and special schools in the support of special needs students.
• 10) Co-ordination and contribution to case conferences in schools.
• 11) Set up and maintenance of records on special needs students.
• 12) Conduct pre-orientation for students with ASD to help them familiarize with the school environment and the new changes around the school (eg. Change of classroom, change of class name and teachers).
• 13) Trained in administration of progress monitoring tools.