SEL Support IA for K-5 Team-Based Learning

Sharon Public Schools; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Heights Elementary Schools seeks two Instructional Assistants for the Team Based Learning (TBL) Program to assist teachers in providing a nurturing, supportive and collaborative environment aligned to standards and student needs.

The Elementary TBL program serves students with social-emotional disabilities in K-5. The IA will support students, promote prosocial behavior and help generalize skills under supervision of the lead SPE/teachers and principals.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma; two years post-high school education preferred.
• On-the-job CPI (Crisis Intervention and De-Escalation) training is provided.
• Pay commensurate with experience based on the Instructional Assistant collective bargaining agreement.
• This is a school year position with the opportunity for employment during the summer Extended School Year Program.

Responsibilities

• Practice ethical and professional standards and maintain strict standards of student and family confidentiality.
• Become familiar with student IEP, including but not limited to: social/emotional, activities of daily living, and/or behavioral needs.
• Assist with specific student supports, either as individual or small groups in the implementation of educational and/or IEP goals and benchmarks.
• Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse learning styles.
• Reinforce the principles of social interaction programs by modeling positive behavior.
• Provide support services in all environments of the school setting under the guidance of the lead special education teacher, related service providers, academic and behavioral interventionists, and the building principal.
• Provide behavioral support including but not limited to, student-specific accommodations, and implementation of behavior support plan as applicable.
• Report any issues directly to the classroom teacher and/or the Special Education Teacher as applicable.
• Implement/provide the special education teacher and general education teachers accommodations and modifications to student lessons.
• May assist a substitute assigned to the classroom when a teacher is absent or attending meetings, as possible and appropriate.
• Follow IEP accommodations as directed by a Special Education Teacher.
• Attend Professional Development as assigned.
• Assist/accompany students with leaving and entering the building (including to and from their mode of transportation).
• Performs other duties as assigned by building administration.
• Modifies curriculum and/or curriculum materials as needed for inclusion opportunities with the Lead Teacher for student success.
• Maintaining a student notebook in a neat and orderly manner as applicable.
• Record accurate data on skills and/or behaviors as directed, when applicable
• Work with students on the generalization and maintenance of skills.
• Data collection on targeted skills, as needed

Skills

Student support

Diversity awareness

Behavioral support

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Heights Elementary Schools seeks two Instructional Assistants for the Team Based Learning (TBL) Program to assist teachers in providing a nurturing, supportive and collaborative environment aligned to standards and student needs.

The Elementary TBL program serves students with social-emotional disabilities in K-5. The IA will support students, promote prosocial behavior and help generalize skills under supervision of the lead SPE/teachers and principals.