Special Education Instructional Assistant: Empower Students

York Comprehensive High School; York (SC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

York School District One seeks an Instructional Services Special Education Instructional Assistant at York Comprehensive High School in York, SC, starting immediately. You will support the teacher by working with students individually or in small groups, helping implement IEP goals, supervising activities, and assisting with routine classroom tasks to promote student learning.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or Para Pro/2-year degree with 60 college hours, prior work with children,

Qualifications

• High school diploma with a passing grade on the Para Pro exam or two-year degree, or 60 hours of college credit from an accredited college or university.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Prior work with children.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Administers, scores, and records achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on individual students’ needs, interests, and abilities.
• Operates and cares for classroom equipment used for instructional purposes.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up by the teacher.
• Assists with supervision during drills, assemblies, field trips, and other times.
• Assists students with bathroom needs and mobility in a wheelchair.
• Reads to students and supports oral reading activities.
• Assists students in the library or media center.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Experience with children

Team-building skills

Education

Para Pro exam or 2-year degree / 60 college hours

Job description

York School District One seeks an Instructional Services Special Education Instructional Assistant at York Comprehensive High School in York, SC, starting immediately. You will support the teacher by working with students individually or in small groups, helping implement IEP goals, supervising activities, and assisting with routine classroom tasks to promote student learning.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or Para Pro/2-year degree with 60 college hours, prior work with children,