Genesee Hill Elementary - Special Education Asst 1-on-1 (Extended Resource) - 1.0 FTE

Seattle Public Schools•Genesee Hill Elementary, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This 1-on-1 Special Education Instructional Assistant position is assigned to a male 1st Grade student in the Extended Resource service pathway. Responsibilities would include helping the student get started on tasks and staying on task, assisting with transitions, providing minor academic supports, behavior supports, and collaborating with the classroom teacher and the case manager. The job of Special Education Assistant/ISE-203 is done for the purpose of assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students in the regular classroom or in a self-contained classroom; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time; providing information to appropriate school personnel; and attending IEP meetings. Special Education Assistant job duties vary according to the school/program needs, i.e., generalist, severe/profound, behavior disorder, hearing impaired, autism, etc.

Requirements

Ability to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios
Ability to read a variety of manuals
Ability to write documents following prescribed formats
Ability to present information to others
Ability to understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions
Knowledge of instructional procedures and practices
Knowledge of age appropriate student activities
Knowledge of safety practices and procedures
Knowledge of conflict resolution
Knowledge of stages of child development/ behavior
Ability to perform multiple, non-technical tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions
Ability to adhere to safety practices
Ability to operate standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications
Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records
Ability to gather and/or collate data
Ability to use job-related equipment
Ability to work with others in a wide variety of circumstances
Ability to work with data utilizing defined and similar processes
Ability to operate equipment using standardized methods
Ability to work with a wide diversity of individuals
Ability to work with similar types of data
Ability to utilize job-related equipment
Ability to problem solve to identify issues and create action plans
Ability to adapt to changing work priorities
Ability to communicate with diverse groups
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work with constant interruptions
Ability to keyboard
Ability to learn to use personal computers
High school diploma or equivalent
Have received a qualifying score on the Education Testing Service paraeducator assessment as published by PESB; OR Hold an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university; OR Have earned seventy-two quarter credits or forty-eight semester credits at the one hundred level or higher at an accredited college or university; OR Have completed an apprenticeship as a paraeducator, in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council
Valid State of Washington Driver's License or evidence of equivalent mobility
Secure Training, CPR, First Aid
Criminal Justice Fingerprint Background Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children
Ability to do basic signing

Responsibilities

Helping student get started on tasks and staying on task
Help with transitions
Minor academic supports
Behavior supports
Collaborating with the classroom teacher and the case manager
Assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students
Assisting in implementing plans for instruction
Monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time
Providing information to appropriate school personnel
Attending IEP meetings
Adapting classroom activities, assignments and/or materials
Administering a variety of materials and assignments (e.g. tests, homework, grades papers, folders, etc.)
Administering first aid and medical assistance as required
Assisting students requiring support in addressing personal care needs
Attending meetings and in-service presentations (e.g. first aid, CPR, emergency procedures, etc.)
Confers with teacher/s (special education and/or mainstream teacher) on a regular basis
Confers with teachers and/or parents (e.g. phone calls, e-mails, parent-teacher meetings, recording student progress in a notebook, etc.)
Directs and Implements behavioral plans for students with behavior disorders or other conditions
Instructs students in a variety of activities in individual and group settings (e.g. academic subjects, social skills, daily living skills, etc.)
Maintains instructional materials and/or student files/records (e.g. adapting instructional materials, checking papers, attendance, set up adapted projects, etc.)
Monitors students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments (e.g. rest rooms, playgrounds, hallways, bus loading zones, cafeteria, parking lots, etc.)
Performs other related duties as assigned