Unknown Company
Elementary Classroom Assistant
Wilderness Academy & TK at Kids First
Class I - 29.75 hours per week - school year employment
Qualifications:
- CPI certified or willingness to be trained as required
- Physically able to lift at least 30 lbs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work under the supervision of the appropriate teachers.
- Ability to follow lesson plans with individual students or groups of students.
- Lead a reading, writing, and math group.
- Provide support and accommodations in general education classroom(s) and specials as specified in the student's Individualized Educational Plan.
- Able to use email efficiently and consistently for communication.
- Able to use Google Documents.
- Have an understanding of trauma and its impact on student behavior.
- Ability to provide behavior support calmly and effectively.
- Trained or willing to be trained in de-escalation techniques.
- Assist in implementing/monitoring behavior plans.
- Initiative to intervene and develop solutions when student behavioral challenges arise.
- Trained in Social Thinking or willingness to be trained.
- Ability to problem solve and adapt quickly in a changing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple transitions of students and materials between classrooms on a daily basis.
- Flexibility with a changing schedule.
- Prepare room and materials for daily activities.
- Assist in making materials for the classroom.
- Assist in maintenance of equipment and materials used in the classroom.
- Accompany teacher and/or students on field trips.
- Ability to do outdoor recess.
- Monitor and provide social support during outdoor recess.
- Assist/monitor students for morning and afternoon arrival and departure.
- Assist in any other miscellaneous functions as required by building administrator.
- Regular attendance is an essential function of the job.