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, primarily in the general education classroom.  Ability to work as a team member, demonstrates human relations skills, and demonstrates effective communication skills.

Reports To: Supervising Teacher, Building Administrator

Responsibilities:   Assists students with disabilities under the supervision of special education/ general education teachers and building administrators.  Responsibilities may include all or several of the following:

1. Assist in carrying out activities to achieve goals and objectives listed in the students' Individual Educational Plans.
2. Assist students in instructional activities, curriculum modification and adaptations with the planning and supervision of the classroom teacher and/or special education teacher.
3. Assist with the tracking of student progress through data collection.
4. Work with computers and other adaptive AT equipment to aid in student learning.
5. Supervise students individually and in small and large groups with the planning and direction of the classroom teacher and/or special education teacher.
6. Assist in the provision of accommodations and adaptations.
7. Assist students in developing self-management skills.
8. Assist teachers in classroom management and in the carrying out of positive behavior support plans.
9. Partner with classroom teacher in monitoring the classroom to minimize distractions and disruptions to promote learning.
10. Assist students in other ways as assigned by supervisors.
11. Assist students in loading and unloading safely from buses and in drop off and pick up zones.
12. Participate in professional development, including program specific training and behavioral de-escalation, to acquire specific skills needed to perform responsibilities.
13. Promote learning environments that are student-centered, safe, and supportive where through effective communication and relationship building.
14. 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 than 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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