Special Education Assistant
About the Employer
Job Title - Special Education Associate - Woodland Hills
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Hours - 7 hours, 10 minutes per day (including 30 minute unpaid lunch)
Position Criteria
* High school diploma, preferred
* Experience as an associate, preferred
Performance Criteria
* Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
* Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
* Support generalization of skills in an integrated setting.
* Demonstrate effective communication skills.
* Demonstrate collaborative skills in a team environment.
* Support PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) for all students in all settings.
* Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
* Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
* Implement a behavior support plan.
* Maximize use of time throughout the day.
* Guide independent work, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
* Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
* Assist with such large group and small group activities.
* Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
* Assist with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
* Assist with wash-up and toilet routines if needed.
* Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
* Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
* Assist with accurate data collection.
* Commit to ongoing professional growth to support the unique needs of individual students.
* Other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands - The Special Education Associate job demands require:
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* Occasional maximum lift of 25 lbs from floor to waist;
* Occasional maximum carry of 25 lbs for 30 ft;
* Occasional maximum horizontal push/pull force of 40 lbs;
* Occasional grip force of 30 lbs;
* Frequent bend;
* Frequent crouch;
* Frequent neck rotation;
* Frequent trunk rotation;
* Frequent standing;
* Frequent walking;
* Occasional forward reach;
* Occasional overhead reach;
* Occasional lateral/sideways reach;
* Occasional hand coordination;
* Occasional fine motor coordination;
* Occasional sitting;
* Occasional crouch/kneel.
Benefits - Included:
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* IPERs Retirement Account
* Health and Dental Insurance paid for the employee (spouse/family coverage available at an additional cost)
* Generous leave package including personal leave, sick leave, family sick leave, and bereavement leave