Special Education Assistant

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Overview

Job Title: Paraprofessional - Special Education-Moid - Position Summary: Provides academic support to exceptional education students (including those with moderate intellectual disabilities) at the elementary level. Under general supervision serves as a support to the assigned classroom teacher or instructional area in providing educational opportunities for each student within various disciplines. - Key Responsibilities: - Key Job Requirements: - Field(s)/Endorsement(s): - Light Duty: - Note: This is a Grade 16, 190-day position that starts at a Step 6 and pays for experience up to a Step 8.
• Provides support to selected students in resource, self-contained, and regular classroom settings.
• Conducts small group or individual classroom activities with students based on lesson plans developed by the teacher.
• Assists with preparation of materials for instruction (including the copying/duplicating of materials, construction of bulletin boards, grading work, etc.).
• Performs special duties as required for meeting the unique needs of specific student populations; e.g., lifting physically disabled students, toileting/personal hygiene assistance, using physical restraints or other specialized behavior management techniques.
• Assists with routine record keeping, housekeeping;
• Assists with school-wide supervision such as loading/unloading buses.
• Hold an Associate's degree or higher in any subject from a Gaps-accepted accredited institution.
• Have completed two (2) years of college coursework (sixty [60] semester hours or [90] quarter hours) above the remedial level with a grade of c or better at a Gaps-accepted accredited institution.
• Have passed the GACE Paraprofessional Assessment and hold a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Paraprofessional Educator
• On most occasions sitting at a desk or table;
• Intermittent sitting, standing, or stooping.
• Moderate lifting or carrying; fifty (50) lbs. or less.