Special Education Aide (6.25 hrs/day)

Muscatine Community School District • Muscatine, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Muscatine Schools is hiring a Special Education Aide for Grant Elementary School. This position is scheduled for 6.25 hours per day, Monday through Friday, with an approximate schedule of 7:45 am - 2:30 pm. The Aide will support a specific student within the Special Education program and will work 9 months per year while school is in session. The starting pay for this position is $17.93/hour. Bilingual candidates are preferred or highly desirable. All essential functions must be performed on-site. An interview, pre-employment background check, and onboarding/training session will be required prior to a candidate beginning as a Paraeducator with Muscatine Schools. All positions are open until filled.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be certified to administer medication (may be required).
• Must take Chapter 103 Training.
• Must complete Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (includes preventative strategies, de-escalation skills, and communication techniques).
• Must take Iowa Mandatory Reporter training.
• May receive other training(s) as required.
• Possess the physical capacity to assist physically challenged students, including lifting as required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer proficient in skill-appropriate software.
• Experience working with challenged students.
• Self-starter and able to help students become more self-sufficient and/or successful in classes.
• Physically able to help students.
• Capable of small group drill-work, remediation, or one-on-one tutoring.
• Proficient in student's equipment, including but not limited to computer, wheelchair, health, mobilizer, immobilizer.
• Knowledge of building and school bus safety procedures.
• Knowledge of building and school alarm systems.
• Must genuinely like children and enjoy working with young people.
• Must not get upset by occasional bad language, threat of physical violence, or personal habits of students.
• Possess patience and not get easily discouraged.
• Willingness to assume responsibility.
• Help students to become one of the class.
• Human relations skills and good interpersonal skills.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Employee must be capable of working under stress with large numbers of students, parents, and co-workers.
• Mental acuity is required and mental and physical ability to manage workload is essential.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear.
• Frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches.
• Continuously uses hand strength to grasp items.
• Frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet.
• Will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual preferred or highly desirable.
• While all positions allow the employee to start in a position prior to receiving certain training there are some that cannot be performed well until after being trained.
• Some positions require a valid driver's license, as the major focus of the position is community mobility and will require the employee to use his/her own car.
• May participate in home visit accompanied by the teacher.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and assist students, individually or in group settings, with academic, social, and emotional needs.
• Work one-to-one with a student to complete assigned tasks.
• Support data collection systems under teacher directions.
• Assist in the restroom or with personal hygiene as needed.
• Maintain regular attendance to ensure consistency with students.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED