Special Education Aide

Instructional Assistant – Special Education Assists intervention specialists in the classroom with daily activities by performing the following duties. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher. Assists children with and without disabilities with educational, behavioral and personal health-care needs within the educational setting. Assists in transporting or assisting children to and from classes, playground, transportation means and other required areas. Completes data collection, record keeping and other paperwork requested by the special education teacher. Assists teacher in preparing instructional materials, class displays and bulletin boards. Checks notebooks assignments, corrects papers, assists in testing and makeup work, and charts, records and files student performance records. Follows through with prescribed behavioral management program. Assists students with toileting and other personal needs. Implements physical crisis intervention plan, including restraint of student, when necessary. Operates equipment such as copier, VCR, boardmaker, laptop/Chromebook, etc. Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information. Maintains up to date knowledge of technology utilized by the district. Other duties as assigned This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 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. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Associate or Bachelor degree; previous experience with special education students is preferred. Must be highly qualified in content area of instruction. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Valid educational aide permit as issued by the Ohio Department of EducationLANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to staff, students and administrators. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divided in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret graphs. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations that may arise.