Senior Special Education Aide — Autism & Behavior Support

BERKELEY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Berkeley Heights Elementary in Martinsburg, WV invites applications for an instructional assistant to support teachers and students across ED, MS, MD, AU, ID. This full-time role follows the school calendar and runs 8:30 am–3:30 pm with a 200-day term.

The successful candidate will help with behavior management, communication, daily living, self-help, academics and recreation/leisure skills; toileting may be required.

Qualifications

• Assistants provide support in daily instructional and non-instructional activities.
• Demonstrates patience, compassion, and teamwork with classroom staff.

Responsibilities

• Assists teacher in routine classroom operation.
• Maintains classroom including preparing bulletin boards.
• Loads/unloads wheelchair bound students on bus, and/or waits with students for transportation.
• Instructs and demonstrates use of exercise equipment and production machinery.
• Attends Open house, conferences on a voluntary or as requested basis.
• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, and corrects student's work.
• Manages and instructs small groups of students when the teacher is not available.
• Assists students in the restroom as necessary, and may have to change diapers and other hygiene related procedures.

Job description

Berkeley Heights Elementary in Martinsburg, WV invites applications for an instructional assistant to support teachers and students across ED, MS, MD, AU, ID. This full-time role follows the school calendar and runs 8:30 am–3:30 pm with a 200-day term.

The successful candidate will help with behavior management, communication, daily living, self-help, academics and recreation/leisure skills; toileting may be required.