LRE Aide

The Leona Group; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Leona Group is hiring a full-time Lesser Restrictive Environment Aide (LRE Aide) based in Detroit, Michigan. The LRE Aide plays a critical role in assisting special education students within a general education setting. This involves implementing specific academic modifications based on each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Qualified candidates will have met No Child Left Behind requirements, possess strong communication skills, and demonstrate competency in supporting educational activities. This role is essential in fostering a supportive learning environment for students with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Must meet No Child Left Behind requirements for para-professionals.
• Basic reading, writing, and communication skills.
• Experience in student and parent relations.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to students with disabilities.
• Implement classroom modifications based on IEP.
• Promote student independence in classroom activities.
• Maintain logs of specific student support.

Skills

Assisting students with disabilities

Implementing IEP accommodations

Promoting social acceptance

Independence in learning activities

Education

Associate degree or higher / 60 college credits

Job description

Job Type: Full-time

Description

A Lesser Restrictive Environment Aide (LRE Aide) is assigned to a particular building under the direction of a building team composed of regular and special education professional staff and the building administrator. The team is responsible for identifying specific job tasks to be performed by each LRE Aide in relation to assigned special education students. Supervision is provided cooperatively by the general education and special education teachers. The primary function of the LRE Aide is to assist students with disabilities in the regular education environment in the absence of the special education teacher. (LRE Aides must work their full employment assisting special education students and cannot be assigned to general education duties and be split funded.)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to any eligible student with a disability when the individual educational planning team (IEPT) determines that additional assistance is necessary to support the student in a lesser restrictive general education classroom or community-based setting.
• Implements accommodations and modifications related to classroom activities based on needs identified in the student’s IEP.
• Promotes social acceptance and interaction with general education peers.
• Promotes student independence in learning activities, completing classroom assignments and interacting with peers.
• Assists general and special education teachers in implementing daily lessons.
• Assists in implementing behavior intervention strategies.
• Maintains a log of specific support, as described in the student’s IEP, which is provided while not under the direct supervision of a special education teacher.

Requirements

Must meet No Child Left Behind requirements for para-professionals (specifically an associate’s (or higher) degree; OR 60 college credits; OR achieve passing scores on an equivalent state-approved assessment demonstrating knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics). Basic reading, writing, and communication skills as acquired through a high school diploma or its equivalent. Demonstrated proficiency in a teaching/tutoring capacity. Evidence of successful experience in student and parent relations.