Special Education Support Assistant

Clear Creek Amana CSD; Oxford (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Creek Amana Community School District is seeking an Aide/Associate to support teachers and students with disabilities in TE/ERE settings. The role spans Tiffin Elementary and East Ridge Elementary, with duties across special education, general education, and community work settings.

The position emphasizes assisting with instructional activities, behavior support, and preparation of materials, with opportunities to collaborate with teachers, staff, administrators, and families.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children preferred but not required
• Post-secondary coursework in educational field preferred but not required
• Initiative to be a self-starter
• Intuitive to the needs of the student
• Ability to work well with classroom teacher, support staff, administrators, AEA and parents of student as part of an educational team
• Ability to be flexible in assignment given
• Ability to use good judgment when unexpected problems arise
• Ability to use office equipment
• May be assigned other related duties in addition to those listed above

Responsibilities

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis
• Maintain confidentiality
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees
• Assist classroom teacher with educational activities
• Take directions from teachers, building administrators
• Follow behavior management plans for individual students
• Maintain students' daily behavior logs
• Assist in the implementation and monitoring of students' Individual Education Plans
• Prepare and organize instructional materials and equipment
• Perform personal care duties for students with disabilities as needed
• Prepare and supervise students in bus loading/unloading. May include riding the bus, supervising students, collecting daily logs and implementing behavior intervention plan.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and orderly instructional environment
• Assist in implementing school-wide and classroom consistent behavior management strategies and procedures
• Supervise lunchroom, playground, halls, classroom and other assigned areas
• Clarify and reinforce teacher directions
• Participate in I.E.P. meetings as required
• Assist with instruction in the community setting as required
• Assist students with assignments
• Reinforce skills taught by the teacher
• Listen to students read/read to students
• Chart/graph student performance
• Organize daily student work folders
• Prepare attendance cards and reports
• Address and provide physical and health supports (feeding and toileting)
• Under teacher direction, implement specific strategies to maintain/increase appropriate behavior and de-escalate inappropriate behavior
• Supervise students in community/work settings
• Lift, carry and correctly position students with physical disabilities
• Perform other activities as required by building Principal or teachers

Education

Post-secondary coursework in education

High School/Trade School diploma

Job description

Clear Creek Amana Community School District is seeking an Aide/Associate to support teachers and students with disabilities in TE/ERE settings. The role spans Tiffin Elementary and East Ridge Elementary, with duties across special education, general education, and community work settings.

The position emphasizes assisting with instructional activities, behavior support, and preparation of materials, with opportunities to collaborate with teachers, staff, administrators, and families.