Special Education Assistant

• Provide support to students and student(s) of disability

• Implement comprehensive positive behavioral support plans and effective behavior management strategies; deliver instruction; participate as a member of the educational team, and hold design and implement all components of the student’s individual program

• Uphold and enforce school rules and policies

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the teacher to provide access to class activities

• Supervise students throughout the school day in classrooms, during educational activities, and during recess and lunch

• Assist teacher in classroom instruction and behavior support

• Implement Behavior Support Plan

• Implement behavior strategies

• Assist in managing the behavior of students and crisis intervention, including restraint

• Ability to work with students having special needs and/or aggressive behaviors (i.e. biting, kicking, hitting, emotional outbursts, etc.)

• Appropriately manage student behavior and guide student toward more acceptable social behaviors Model appropriate behavioral interventions

• Confer with teacher(s) on a regular basis to assist in evaluation student(s) progress and/or implementing IEP goals and objectives

• Assist with student assessments, as appropriate

• Participate in IEP meetings, as appropriate

• Maintain appropriate documentation, records, and reports

• Participate in developing data collection systems, and monitor data collection to ensure the success of academic and behavior plans

• Maintain confidentiality of students and families as mandated by district, state and federal regulations

• Participate in school and regional trainings, in-services and meetings

• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents

• Communicate effectively in oral and written form

• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Education