Contractual Special Education One on One Instructional Assistant

Job Title

These are non-benefitted, contractual positions which do not provide employee benefits. Salary $19.45 per hour Hours 10 months, 35 hours per week

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, students, parents, and associates
• Ability to use classroom and instructional equipment
• Ability to operate audiovisual equipment, standard office machines, and word/data processing programs
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, using the English language when deemed necessary
• Excellent organizational and self-starter skills

Responsibilities:

• Assist teacher or other professionals to achieve instructional objectives
• Work with students in small groups, or 1:1, on a specific concept/skill according to the students' skill level
• Assist with large group activities, field trips, and other special programs/activities for students
• Work with individuals or small groups to reinforce material introduced by teacher
• Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher or therapist
• Escort students to special classes and therapy
• Guide independent study and other work assigned by teacher
• Assist students with mobility needs, assist with loading and unloading buses
• Reinforce appropriate behavior by following classroom teacher/case manager expectations and student's behavior plan (if applicable)
• Report student behavioral needs to the classroom teacher/case manager
• Report student problems to teacher and assist with student problems
• Assist with breakfast, lunch, snack, cleanup, lavatory, clothing, personal hygiene, and wash-up routines
• Other duties as assigned at the discretion of the building principal and/or supervisor