GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Perform responsible human support and paraprofessional work assisting special education teachers or other professionals to achieve instructional objectives; assisting students with disabilities with achieving established goals and with personal care and mobility.

 

ESSENTIAL TASKS

 

These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

 

• Assist teachers in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks to achieve and enhance instructional and behavioral objectives.

 

• Work with individuals, small groups, or large groups as assigned by teacher.

 

• Assist with behavior modification as assigned by teacher.

 

• Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment.

 

• Assist students with personal care tasks, including but not limited to, lavatory,

clothing, hygiene, diapering, toileting, and wash-up routines.

 

• Escort students as assigned by teacher or administrator.

 

• Assist students with mobility needs such as, lifting and positioning students, lifting in

and out of wheelchairs; loading and unloading on the bus; transporting students in

 

and around the school and on field trips.

 

• Monitor students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for

the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.

 

• Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher,

 therapist and/or language/speech pathologist.

 

• Report student concerns directly and expeditiously to teacher and assist with student

 resolution.

 

• Assist with breakfast, lunch, snack, including clean-up.

 

• Maintain various records and files (IEPs and etc).

 

Meet deadlines as required by law and as requested by the Quitman County School District’s Director of Special Education.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

 

General knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the teaching of special

education population; ability to maintain files and information; skill in the use of classroom

and instructional equipment; ability to operate audio visual, standard office, word and data

processing equipment; ability to operate adaptive equipment; ability to establish and maintain

effective working relationships with teachers, parents, students, and administrators.

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

 

Must have an associate degree or passed the Work Keys Exam

 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

 

Significant standing; some walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling,

reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling. Must have the ability to lift 70 lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

 

Other

 

May perform another duties as requested by the Principal or Director of Special Education