Special Education Instructional Aide: Student Growth & Access

Andover Public Schools; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Andover Public Schools is seeking a dedicated instructional assistant to support special education teachers and collaborate with classroom staff to enhance learning, behavior, and daily living skills for students with identified disabilities.

You will implement teacher-designed activities, provide accommodations listed in IEPs, collect data, reinforce routines, and help students access the general curriculum in a supportive, inclusive classroom.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of college or equivalent two years experience working with children.
• Ability to understand student curriculum and to implement multiple teacher-directed activities.
• Knowledge of use of computers, including the application of classroom and adaptive technologies.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the special education teacher, classroom teacher, or specialist, implement individual or small group lessons of teacher-designed materials.
• Implement accommodations and modifications as outlined on student IEPs and as directed by the special education teacher.
• Provide support and instruction for behavioral, self-help, and/or ADL goals, as outlined in students' IEPs, medical plans and behavioral plans.
• Collect ongoing data as directed by the special education teacher and/or specialist staff.
• Provide additional practice and re-teaching of discrete skills as directed by the special education teacher.
• Provide classroom teachers with direct support in implementing IEP goals, accommodations, and modifications for students with identified educational disabilities.
• Assist students in securing materials for lessons and in focusing on instructional materials.
• Help students learn how to access and record their work.
• Reinforce teacher initiated rules and protocols as they related to student procedures; implement appropriate IEP-related accommodations regarding behavioral expectations.
• Supervise students during morning arrivals, recesses, lunch hour shift, lunch recess and student departures.
• All other reasonably related duties as assigned.

Skills

Team collaboration

Student engagement

Ability to implement IEP goals

Education

Two years college or equivalent

Job description

Andover Public Schools is seeking a dedicated instructional assistant to support special education teachers and collaborate with classroom staff to enhance learning, behavior, and daily living skills for students with identified disabilities.

You will implement teacher-designed activities, provide accommodations listed in IEPs, collect data, reinforce routines, and help students access the general curriculum in a supportive, inclusive classroom.