Special Education Instructional Assistant — Full-Time

Stamping Ground Elementary School (050); Stamping Ground (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Stamping Ground Elementary School (050) in Scott County, KY is seeking a Special Education Instructional Assistant to support students with special needs under the classroom teacher's guidance.

Responsibilities include delivering adapted instruction, collecting progress data, assisting with health services, and aiding therapists and behavior plans; a HS diploma or GED is required, and the candidate must be willing to train in Safe Crisis Management during the first year.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Paraeducator exam or 64 college credits required.
• Willingness to be trained in Safe Crisis Management within first year.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for classroom activities, delivers specially designed instruction and assists in the implementation of adaptations/modifications/accommodations to the general curriculum to meet the needs of individual students per the IEP under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
• Performs clerical duties as directed by the teacher.
• Performs health services and assists students with self-care under the direction of the supervising teacher including toileting, dressing, tube feeding, catheterization, and other needs.
• Assists the teacher in gathering and recording student progress data.
• Assists the teacher in creating, selecting, adapting and evaluating materials appropriate for students with special needs.
• Assist individual students and groups of students for small group instruction and attention under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
• Assists students across settings including the resource room, regular classroom, the building and the community.
• Maintains a patient attitude when assisting students through stressful situations.
• Assists with students who have mobility challenges including lifting and positioning with equipment.
• Assist therapists in recommendations of therapy as instructed in consultation with the therapist and under the direction of the supervising teacher per the IEP.
• Assists the teacher in providing consistency in services and instruction and in implementing the student’s IEP goals, including behavior support and management plans.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

64 credit hours of college credit or paraeducator exam

Job description

Stamping Ground Elementary School (050) in Scott County, KY is seeking a Special Education Instructional Assistant to support students with special needs under the classroom teacher's guidance.

Responsibilities include delivering adapted instruction, collecting progress data, assisting with health services, and aiding therapists and behavior plans; a HS diploma or GED is required, and the candidate must be willing to train in Safe Crisis Management during the first year.