About The Position

The BII Specialist provides support for students with special needs in the classroom environment and supports the special education teacher, general education team and support staff to ensure each student receives an excellent education. The BII uses a data-driven, behavioral-related approach that supports student learning and growth.

Requirements

  • Required: High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma
  • Required: Associate's Degree, 2 years of college credit (48 credits), or passage of the CBEST or other equivalent test showing proficiency in reading, math, and writing
  • Must have the ability to demonstrate and/or show competency in the following areas:
  • Appropriate and effective approaches to discipline
  • Work with students and staff in maintaining a safe and welcoming school campus
  • Understanding and willingness to implement students’ Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
  • Child cognitive development, knowledge of general needs and behavior of children in Special Education
  • Methods and practices of child instruction and tutoring
  • Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation
  • Administrative practices and procedures, including record keeping and filing
  • Communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing
  • Use tact, discretion, courtesy and patience in dealing with sensitive and difficult students and situations

Nice To Haves

  • 2-4 years of experience with students in special education highly desired
  • Experience working with children of varied ages highly desired

Responsibilities

  • Assist special education teacher in supporting students with disabilities in the general education curriculum
  • Provide services, supports and interventions directly to students under guidance and daily supervision of special education teacher, to ensure students meet academic and behavioral goals; i.e., providing 1:1 support to student in classroom, explaining instructions to students, modeling appropriate behavior, communicating regularly with classroom teacher
  • Assists in developing a student’s communication abilities in the written, oral or manual areas (receptive and expressive skill areas)
  • Help provide testing accommodations; For example, supervise student completing test in a separate location or during an extended time
  • Assist student and classroom teacher with designated student(s)’ behavior; e.g. implementing behavior plan
  • Collect data about student behavior and/or academics as it relates to the IEP under the guidance of the special education teacher and/or the behavior intervention development specialist
  • Help students understand their disability and work towards improving their skills where specific areas for improvement have been diagnosed
  • Assist special education students in becoming more self-reliant and able to work with general education individuals or groups
  • Upon specific request/need, assist student with toileting or other special needs
  • Assist general education students as needed or required
  • General student supervision, as needed or required
  • Demonstrate knowledge of, and support Ingenium Schools mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the Code of Cooperation
  • Other duties, as required by site administrator or director of student services
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