Position for the 2020-2021 School Year
This posting covers multiple positions at various schools throughout the upcoming school year.
The first day of school is August 31, 2020.
Hours: 32.5 hrs/week, M-F, nine (9) months, academic school year of the students enrolled
Education: High School Diploma or High School Equivalency
Qualifications: Ability to work with a variety of student behaviors and educational needs in a
variety of educational settings primarily consisting of specialized special education classrooms. Ability to work as a team member, demonstrates human relations skills, and demonstrates effective communication skills.
A minimum of two years of experience supporting individuals with disabilities (e.g., autism, emotional disturbance, physical handicaps requiring personal cares) preferred.
Reports To: Supervising Teacher, Building Administrator
Responsibilities: Assists students with disabilities in a variety of school settings, including specialized classrooms, under the supervision of teachers/related services personnel. Disabilities include autism, emotional disturbance, physical impairments, intellectual disabilities, adult transition (18-21 years of age) and alternate settings (e.g., STEP Program). Responsibilities may include all or several of the following:
- Assist in carrying out activities and learning experiences to achieve goals and objectives listed in the students' Individual Educational Plans.
- Assist students in instructional activities through curriculum modification and adaptations in conjunction with the planning and supervision of the special education teacher.
- Assist students who have limited mobility, as needed.
- Assist in monitoring adaptive equipment, including but not limited to, hearing aids/auditory trainers, standers, splints, braces, assistive technology devices, wheelchairs, and feeding devices.
- Assist students in the development of self-help skills including, but not limited to, feeding, toileting, and dressing to allow the student to benefit from the school environment.
- Assist in the provision of accommodations including, but not limited to, diapering, positioning, reading and writing.
- Assist students in developing self-management skills.
- Assist teachers in classroom management and in the carrying out of positive behavior support plans.
- Assist students in loading and unloading safely from buses and vans.
- Assist students in other ways as assigned by supervisors.
- Participate in professional development, including program specific training and behavioral de-escalation, to acquire specific skills needed to perform responsibilities.
- Participate in training related to the provision of medication and/or specific positioning or feeding needs, as provided by the building nurse.
- Promote learning environments that are student-centered and supportive where through effective communication and relationship building.
- Maintain a high level of ethical behavior.
Performing the job duties of this position requires the following physical demands: lift fifty (50) lbs. occasionally, additional occasional lifting less that 50 lbs., reaching, standing, walking, carrying, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, sitting, and/or crawling.
The employee may encounter situations where students are physically aggressive and/or verbally abusive. This may require physical interaction (using strategies acquired through de-escalation and restraint training) between the employee and student. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to infection at a greater risk than the average person. May be directly responsible for the safety, well-being and/or output of students.
Benefits:
Employees who work 30 hours or more per week are eligible for health Insurance and other voluntary benefits. Current Benefit information can be found at https://www.gfschools.org/Page/596
Leave benefits for Classified Employees can be viewed in the Classified Personnel Policy Manual at https://www.gfschools.org/Page/602
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