Special Education Associate - Radiant

Waukee Community School District • Waukee, IA

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About The Position

The Special Education Associate supports students individually and in small groups by reinforcing learning introduced by the teacher, helping students generalize skills in integrated settings, and supporting their individual needs. The associate collaborates with teachers and other team members, supports PBIS across settings, implements behavior support plans, and helps maintain a productive instructional environment. The position also involves assisting with student routines, supervision, classroom materials and equipment, and accurate data collection. The associate is expected to maintain professional ethics and confidentiality and pursue ongoing professional growth. The workday is 7 hours and 10 minutes, including a 30-minute unpaid lunch. A background check and pre-employment physical are required before employment.

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred.
• Experience as an associate preferred.
• Background check completion required before employment.
• Pre-employment physical required before employment.

Responsibilities

• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce material or skills introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in developing strategies to reinforce material or skills, taking students’ needs, interests, and abilities into account.
• Support generalization of skills in an integrated setting.
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration in a team environment.
• Support PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) for students in all settings.
• Operate and care for classroom equipment used for instruction.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other instructional materials.
• Implement behavior support plans.
• Maximize use of time throughout the day.
• Guide independent, enrichment, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
• Assist in supervising students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assist with large-group and small-group activities.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assist with lunch, snack, cleanup, wash-up, and toilet routines as needed.
• Serve as a source of information and assistance to a substitute teacher when the regular teacher is absent.
• Maintain ethical behavior and confidentiality of student information.
• Assist with accurate data collection.
• Commit to ongoing professional growth to support students’ unique needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• IPERS retirement account.
• Health and dental insurance paid for the employee; spouse and family coverage available at additional cost.
• Leave package including personal leave, sick leave, family sick leave, and bereavement leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED