Special Education Assistant - MAB, Prairie Heights Middle School
About The Position
Provide an enriched atmosphere where students learn subject matter and/or skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible members of society. Facilitate learning and guide students toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional and psychological growth and maturation. Responsible to the building principal and department director where assigned. Essential Job Functions: Responsible to support the academic programming and progress of individual students and/or small groups of students with identified significant needs. Provide student specific personal care and support. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting with daily classroom activities, assisting in data collection, sanitizing equipment and materials, and providing to the staff Ability to sit for long periods of time, numerous distractions, visual, auditory and ambulatory acuity important. Ability to move quickly from one position to another in response to student needs and upper body strength with the ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. Additional Qualifications: Applicant must have the knowledge, skills and abilities sufficient to perform the function of the position. Applicant must be able to provide student specific personal care support to students. Previous experience working in school setting or with children with special needs. Strong verbal communication skills, ability to move quickly from one position to another in response to student needs, desire to work in team setting, positive attitude, upper body strength with the ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. required. Paraprofessional experience preferred. Bilingual skills preferred, but not required. Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Regular attendance is required for this position. Supervisory Responsibilities : None Physical Demands: Employees in this position must be able to perform the attached physical demands . Travel: None
Requirements
- Applicant must have the knowledge, skills and abilities sufficient to perform the function of the position.
- Applicant must be able to provide student specific personal care support to students.
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Ability to move quickly from one position to another in response to student needs
- Desire to work in team setting
- Positive attitude
- Upper body strength with the ability to lift and carry 50 lbs.
- AA degree or 48 semester hours or passing scores on WorkKeys exam
Nice To Haves
- CPI training (training provided)
- CPR/First Aid (training provided)
- Previous experience working in school setting or with children with special needs.
- Paraprofessional experience
- Bilingual skills
Responsibilities
- Support the academic programming and progress of individual students and/or small groups of students with identified significant needs.
- Provide student specific personal care and support.
- Assist with daily classroom activities
- Assist in data collection
- Sanitize equipment and materials
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- employee assistance program
- voluntary life insurance through PERA
- 401(k)
- 403(b)
- 457(b)
- sick leave
- discretionary leave
- vacation
- paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
