Exceptional Children Services Instructional Assistant - Highly Structured Classroom
Job Goal:
To implement the educational programs developed by the Special Education teacher.
Job Type:
Classified
Job Class Code:
7318
Position Type:
Salary
Reports to:
Building Principal/Special Education Classroom Teacher/Director of Exceptional Children Services
Terms of Employment:
Compensation will be determined based on 185 contract days on the board approved 105 salary schedule. This position requires a 7-hour workday.
Minimum Qualifications
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Ability to work with children.
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Ability to work collaboratively with others.
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High school diploma.
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Passing Paraeducator exam or 48 college credit hours required.
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Experience with children in a group setting.
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Must be able to lift, push or pull 40 pounds and also be able to bend at the waist, kneel and reach above your head.
Performance Responsibilities
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Provides assistance for the special education classroom teacher of exceptional students in the highly structured setting and general education setting.
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Assists the teacher in carrying out specially designed instructional programs for individual students.
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Complies with all Federal and State IDEA guidelines.
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Assists in classroom assessments, IEP data collection, grading, creating materials, individual and group instruction, and filing activities.
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Attend all required professional development and other meetings directly assigned to this position.
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Maintains classroom management and academics in the absence of the teacher.
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Assists students with technology used in the classroom and across school settings.
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Performs and documents necessary medically related services (such as feeding, meal prep, hygiene assistance, medication administration, toileting, etc.) for all students who receive nursing services.
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Other duties assigned by school administrators and/or supervising teacher(s).
Adopted:
January 22, 1991
Revised:
August 24, 1998, July 9, 2023, October 30, 2014, June 3, 2016, September 28, 2018, March 1, 2021, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2023, April 2026