Special Education Instructional Assistant (Grades 9 - 12)

Washington County Schools (TN); Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County Schools (TN) is seeking an Instructional Assistant to support physically handicapped students while aiding teachers in delivering specialized instruction.

The role involves assisting with personal care, mobility, classroom setup, clerical tasks, student management, and tutoring under supervision. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of relevant experience, plus the ability to meet health and physical qualifications.

Qualifications

• Not less than a high school education or GED.
• At least one (1) year of experience so that with appropriate training, service may be provided in the specific role for which employed;
• Meets necessary health and physical qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Attends to the personal needs of the handicapped student;
• Helps students to walk, board buses, put on prosthetic appliances, eat, dress, and perform other physical activities as their needs arise;
• Provides clerical assistance to teachers;
• Assists with student management;
• Sets up and operates learning/development equipment and materials;
• Tutors students;
• Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

ROLE: Instructional Assistant (Physically Handicapped Students)

Education And Experiences

• Not less than a high school education or general equivalency diploma;
• At least one (1) year of experience so that with appropriate training, service may be provided in the specific role for which employed; and
• Meets necessary health and physical qualifications.

Summary

To assist teachers in giving specialized academic and physical training to students with disabilities.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Attends to the personal needs of the handicapped student;
• Helps students to walk, board buses, put on prosthetic appliances, eat, dress, and per form other physical activities as their needs arise;
• Provides clerical assistance to teachers;
• Assists with student management;
• Sets up and operates learning/development equipment and materials;
• Tutors students;
• Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Required

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a student, if assigned to elementary school, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

• Pushing and/or pulling
• Climbing and/or balancing
• Stooping, kneeling and/or crawling
• Reaching
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

VOCATIONAL PREPARATION

The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following:

• Vocational education
• Apprentice training
• On-the-job training
• Essential experience

TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

Capacity And Ability Requirements

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully.
• Form Perception: Ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITION

Normal working environment.

General Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.