Future Middle School Special Education Assistant

Cannon County School District•Woodbury, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform necessary activities under the direct guidance of the teacher. The role requires working under the direct guidance of the classroom teacher unless otherwise assigned to another supervisor. In settings involving students with disabilities, assistants shall assist students with toileting, catheterization, feeding, and other self-help activities as required. The position involves assisting individual pupils and small groups in developing academic skills, performing clerical duties such as preparing instructional materials, making reports, checking papers, and recording grades, and maintaining student records as directed by the classroom teacher. Assistants will administer diagnostic tools as directed by the teacher, assist in preparing the classroom and organizing instructional materials and equipment, and monitor the classroom when the teacher must attend meetings or provide consultation. The role also includes attending in-service and faculty meetings when directed, assisting in the supervision of students on bus trips, and performing lunchroom, recess/playground, before or after school duty. Special Education Assistants are in daily contact with other educational assistants, teachers, students, administration, the general public, and other work-related personnel. The ability to handle complaints, express a service-oriented attitude, communicate effectively with others, and work with limited supervision is vital.

Requirements

High school diploma
Successful completion of Criminal Justice fingerprint/background process and drug screen
Appropriate attendance record
Dress neatly and appropriately, according to system dress code
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 accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
Adaptability to dealing with people
Adaptability to construct generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria
Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments
Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them
Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables
Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects
Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color
Ability to handle complaints
Ability to express a service-oriented attitude
Ability to communicate effectively with others
Ability to work with limited supervision

Responsibilities

Perform necessary activities under the direct guidance of the teacher
Work under the direct guidance of the classroom teacher unless otherwise assigned to another supervisor
Assist students with toileting, catheterization, feeding, and other self-help activities as required in settings involving students with disabilities
Assist individual pupils and small groups in developing academic skills
Perform such clerical duties as preparing instructional materials, making reports, checking papers, and recording grades
Maintain student records as directed by the classroom teacher
Administer all diagnostic tools as directed by the teacher
Assist in preparing the classroom and organizing all instructional materials and equipment as directed by the teacher
Monitor the classroom when the teacher must attend required meetings, provide consultation, etc.
Attend all in-service and faculty meetings when directed to do so by immediate supervisors or the Director of Schools
Must not discuss confidential school business or student records in or out of school or with peers
Assist in the supervision of students on bus trips as directed by the building-level administrator
Perform lunchroom, recess/playground, before or after school duty
Project a positive image of the Cannon County School District at all times
Keep information confidential concerning school business
Act in a professional manner at all times
May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities
Successful completion of Criminal Justice fingerprint/background process and drug screen
Appropriate attendance record
Dress neatly and appropriately, according to system dress code
Performs ALL other duties as assigned by the Special Education Teacher, Principal, Supervisor of Exceptional Learning, and/or Director of Schools