Floating Special Education Assistant – School-Year Support

TrulyHired; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

TrulyHired is seeking a Special Education Assistant to support students with disabilities in the elementary classroom. The role reports to the principal or designated teacher and involves assisting with academics, behavior support, and daily living tasks.

Responsibilities include helping with small and large group instruction, field trips, and accommodations for mobility, communication, and daily care. A high school diploma is required; experience with children is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum education requirement is a high school diploma; college credit or degree preferred.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with students and school personnel.
• Previous experience working with children.
• Ability to care for, supervise, and nurture children.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to assist with maintaining records of student progress.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict.
• Dependable, reliable, and protective of sensitive information.
• Willingness to attend training.
• Ability to remain calm under stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Assists special education student(s) with academics in regular education classroom.
• Assists students in categorical classrooms.
• Assists special education students in physical education, music, art, at lunch and recess as needed.
• Takes part in planning meetings and IEPC's as requested.
• Assists with small group non-direct instruction.
• Assists with large group non-direct instruction.
• Assists with physical challenges (wheel-chairs, scribe, daily life skills, communication devices).
• Works in areas of self-help (toileting, diapering, dressing, feeding, dispensing medications per district policy).
• Monitors behavior of students on behavior plans and others as needed under the direction of the special education teacher.
• Serves as a witness for medication administration if requested.
• Attends training or in-services.
• Accompanies special education students on field trips.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Care for children

Follow directions

Independence

Organizational skills

Conflict resolution

Attending training

Calm under pressure

Education

High school diploma

College credit preferred

College degree preferred

Job description

TrulyHired is seeking a Special Education Assistant to support students with disabilities in the elementary classroom. The role reports to the principal or designated teacher and involves assisting with academics, behavior support, and daily living tasks.

Responsibilities include helping with small and large group instruction, field trips, and accommodations for mobility, communication, and daily care. A high school diploma is required; experience with children is preferred.