Dedicated Aide - 26/27 SY

Creative Minds International PCS•Columbia, WA

22h

About The Position

Dedicated Aides at Creative Minds International provide an inviting, exciting learning environment and support students’ engagement in meaningful learning opportunities. Under the direction of the Academic Directors, they assist with specialized instruction and related services for students with significant academic deficits and/or emotional disorders, autism, developmental delays, intense behavioral challenges, multiple learning problems, and other related disorders. Aides remain with their assigned students throughout the school day and support implementation of students’ IEPs and behavior intervention plans, learning, daily living skills, and safe transitions. The role involves collaborating with teachers, families, service providers, and school colleagues; tracking academic and behavioral progress; and attending relevant meetings and professional development. Aides use instructional materials and strategies suited to students’ individual learning, sensory, and information-processing profiles. The position also includes assisting with eating, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene, and the effective use of technology.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills.
Demonstrated ability and experience engaging the interest of school-age children.
Prior experience in a public or private school; an urban setting is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to work well with parents.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member.
Patience, flexibility, and willingness to take risks.
Consistent reflection on one’s own teaching practices.
Experience working with linguistically and ethnically diverse student populations and children with developmental differences.
Commitment to professional growth and eagerness to learn.
Commitment to the well-being and success of students.
High school diploma.
Valid Paraprofessional Certification.
Certified in crisis management or eligible for certification.
Certified in CPR or eligible for CPR certification.
Previous experience required.
Must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Previous experience working with students with special needs preferred.
Prior experience in an urban school setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Attend IEP meetings, related service provider consultation sessions, and meetings with the Special Education Coordinator as needed.
Attend professional development to support implementation of IEP goals and enhance teaching and learning for assigned students.
Assist with implementation of assigned students’ IEPs and/or behavior intervention plans, and remain with assigned students for the duration of the school day.
Track academic and/or behavioral data identified in students’ IEPs.
Implement crisis prevention and maintain Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence (ABC) data for each incident.
Collaborate with teachers to monitor student progress through frequent formal and informal evaluations recorded in portfolio assessments.
Use varied instructional materials, resources, and experiences to enrich student learning.
Provide educational opportunities reflecting an understanding of students’ unique sensory and information-processing profiles.
Use appropriate techniques and strategies to promote students’ creative social-emotional growth, problem-solving, and evaluative thinking.
Assist assigned students with daily living skills, including eating, dressing, toileting, and personal hygiene.
Communicate effectively with families to support individual student progress.
Use effective, positive, and respectful interpersonal communication skills.
Establish positive relationships with colleagues, students, families, and the community, recognizing and respecting each individual.
Assist assigned students in the effective and efficient use of technology.
Assist assigned students with safe transitions between activities and settings.
Perform other duties as assigned.