ESE Assistant

Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trail; Indian Trail (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trail, part of Charter Schools USA, seeks an ESE Assistant to support the special education teacher and students with disabilities. You will provide physical assistance, safety, and emotional support to help students gain maximum benefit from the classroom experience.

You will assist with therapy techniques, implement rehabilitative plans, and help with daily activities and transportation, while safeguarding student well-being and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the job and the mission of the company.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities.
• Displays good communication and interpersonal skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Responsive to management direction and feedback to improve performance.
• Familiarity with Windows-based tools and student information systems.
• Knowledge of school policies, procedures, and K-12 regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assists the special education teacher with therapy techniques and equipment.
• Participates in implementing individualized rehabilitative plans for a student.
• Performs specialized physical, therapeutic, and self-help activities.
• Assists with transportation and safety during class trips or commutes.
• Supports classroom projects, crafts, and curriculum tasks.
• Contributes to behavior management and supervision to ensure safety.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Professional discretion

Education

High School degree

Tools

Windows

Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

SIS

Job description

Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States

Job Description

Who We Are

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.

Job Purpose

To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As an ESE Assistant, you will assist the special education teacher by working with individual disabled students to provide them with physical assistance, safety and emotional support as needed to gain optimum benefit from

How You Will Impact Education

• Assists the special education teacher in the use and adaptation of a wide range of therapy techniques and equipment.
• Participates in the implementation of the individualized rehabilitative plan for a specific student.
• Performs specialized physical, therapeutic and self-help development activities
• Provides assistance to students in bathroom and other physical needs, as appropriate and necessary.
• Provides assistance to students with physical disabilities which may involve, but not be limited to transferring the student between a wheelchair, floor, table or therapy device and the use of an appliance or prosthetic.
• Assists, where appropriate, in loading and unloading the special education pupil from transportation bus or van.
• Assists the pupil with various projects, crafts, and curriculum tasks.

Student Management

• Contributes to the management and modification of a student's behavior within and outside the classrooms as necessary.
• Participates in restraining disruptive or dangerous physical behavior as requested or assigned.
• Accompanies the teacher and student on class trips to assist with the supervision of behavior and safety issues.
• Provides safety and security, as needed, during the transportation of the student to and from school.

School/Community Relations

• Handles sensitive and confidential information, documents, communications, incidents, etc., with discretion and in a conscientious manner.
• Cooperates and shares professionally with other members of the staff.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the job and the mission of the company; supports the company's values in the strategic areas of academic excellence, operational performance, superior culture, and financial health and growth, as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Ability to work and interact with individual at all level of the organization.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities.
• Displays good communication, and uses common sense and a street-smart approach to student psychology.
• Ability to consistently be at work, be on time, follow instructions, respond to management direction and solicit feedback to improve performance.
• Establish excellent interpersonal skills between all constituents: being courteous, professional, and helpful; Oral, Written, Interpersonal (active listening), Negotiating and Influencing.
• Computer Basics -- Windows (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); Student Information System (SIS).
• Good knowledge of company and school policies and procedures.
• Detailed knowledge of Federal, State, and local requirements for K-12 schools and charter school law preferred.

Job Requirements

• High School degree, GED, or equivalent experience.
• Successful results of criminal and employment background check.
• Experience in working with children, preferably children with disabilities.
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Commitment to company values.
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable.
• May perform other duties assigned.

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:

• Usual office working conditions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• No physical exertion required.
• Travel within or outside of state.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

FLSA Overtime Category

Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Location(s)

Indian Trail , North Carolina , United States

Location Name

Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trail

Area of Interest

Education

Position Type

Full-Time

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