Special Ed Support & Classroom Aide-Huron

Chippewa Valley Schools•Clinton Township, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the teacher and students to ensure the best possible learning experience for the special education children in a safe and secure environment while maintaining confidentiality. This role involves assisting students with academic tasks, behavior management, and personal needs, as well as collaborating with staff and participating in professional development.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Initial Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (CPI)(6hrs) Prior to initial in-person CPI training, 3 hours of CPI training via modules through MISD
Annual CPI training (2-3 hours)
Experience working with children, required.
Knowledge of school policies and safety regulations, required.
Good communication skills required.
Adaptability to learn, required.
Patience and flexibility, required.
Ability to adapt to a variety of teaching skills, required.
Ability to handle and relate to emotional and physical challenges, required.
Ability to be caring, understanding, patient and friendly towards students, required.
Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, required.
Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff and community, required.
Ability to read and interpret school policies and handbook, required.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group, and classroom situations, required.
Ability to physically manage student behaviors and equipment, required.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, required.
Ability and willingness to work in a high demanding, potentially stressful environment while maintaining composure, required.
Ability and willingness to complete any necessary training required to successfully perform job responsibilities, required.
Ability to follow through with outlined behavioral management plan or instruction programs, required.
Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English to perform essential job duties, including but not limited to understanding and following safety instructions, responding appropriately to emergency situations, completing documentation, and interacting with English-speaking staff, students, community and supervisors, required.
Ability to take direction and feedback from school staff member, required.
The employee is frequently required to sit, walk or stand for possible long periods of time.
The employee is required to run after students when needed.
The employee must be able to stoop and bend to assist with all aspects of student toileting, which may include diapering and lifting on and off the toilet, changing tables and mats, and other specific hygiene needs.
The employee must have physical strength, agility, dexterity, acuity, reflexes, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting, and mobility to perform job responsibilities.
Assists with movement of students with special needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring and physical intervention).
May obtain food from the cafeteria, serves food, and feeds student or helps them feed themselves.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push or pull up to 90 pounds. i.e., students in wheelchairs.
May facilitate students' use of mobility equipment such as leg braces, walkers, mobile standers and tricycles, etc.
The employee must be able to assist Special Education students on and off buses.
May be required to assist students on field trips.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with special education students, preferred.
Working knowledge of computers, preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist one-on-one, small groups or classroom with students under the supervision of the teacher as directed.
Assist teacher with completing academic tasks.
Assist in engaging students with instructional activities developed by the teacher i.e. reading, writing, math, spelling, and life skills, etc.
Assists in managing student behavior by properly implementing Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP), IEP accommodations. And behavior management strategies.
Provides support in monitoring, intervening, and redirecting student behaviors.
Acts to prevent and deescalate student behavior.
Assist student(s) with personal needs, including but not limited to hygiene, diapering, toileting and clothing.
Assist in data collection related to behavior, academics, instruction, etc.
Participate in professional development and attend CPI training.
Communicate with community, staff, and students to answer questions, disseminate or explain information.