Special Education Behavior Staff Assistant [ESP3537]

Ogden City School District•Ogden, UT

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assisting teachers with tutoring of individual students; tutoring students in small groups to give additional reinforcement on subjects already taught and discussed; and assisting teachers in administering tests to individual students. This role involves supporting students with their academic, behavioral, and physical needs, and maintaining records related to student progress and special education files.

Requirements

48 college credit hours or a passing score on the ParaPro test
Six (6) months of related experience
Knowledge and skill in understanding and using alphabetical and numerical systems
Knowledge and skill in organizing and maintaining catalog systems
Knowledge and skill in handling finances

Nice To Haves

May be trained on life support equipment, suctioning, catheterization, etc.

Responsibilities

Instruct children in small groups, and/or tutor individual students in reading, math, writing, music, etc., as assigned by the Special Education Teacher.
Rotate groups periodically during the school day with teachers and other staff assistants.
Assist students with his/her physical needs, such as feeding, diapering, toileting, pushing wheelchairs, lifting on and off bus, etc.
Assist in maintaining classroom calendars, bulletin boards, and other room arrangements.
Provide reinforcement as prescribed by the Special Education Teacher or by the Speech Therapist.
Assist regular education teachers and special education students in mainstreaming.
Record data on individual student performance; and input student information on the computer.
Instruct and coach students in life skills.
Take children out in the community to participate.
Assist in preparing lesson plans, under the direction of a Special Education Teacher.
Use a data sheet to record progress of students on classroom simulations (money, shopping, banking, etc.).
Provides prescribed behavioral support.
Record engaged time for students.
Assist students in traveling to job sites; learn required job tasks and instruct the student.
Observe student’s job performance.
Instruct severely disabled students in reading, math, spelling, etc. and record student’s answers to assignment problems.
Monitor life support equipment; keep detailed records on suctioning, ventilation settings, number of days students are absent, etc.
Administer medication to the student as required.
Apply behavior modification techniques to assist students in learning.
Follow the lesson plan outlined by the Speech Therapist, according to the student’s individualized educational plan; drill individual students on words, phrases, specific sounds, etc.
Conduct exercises with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce speech training.
Record student activities for use by the Speech Therapist; documents progress of students.
Prepare materials to supplement Therapist’s assigned activities; make own files to refer to student’s progress.
Team-teach elementary school students in the classroom in language skills and listening comprehension.
Conduct language lessons for the entire class independently.
Locate and request Special Education Files/Records.
Put together and organize Special Education Files before delivering them to applicable teachers and schools.
Maintain the Inactive File Database for Special Education Files until a student turns 27 years old.
Complete data entry for Home and Hospital Database.
Answer phones, send and reply to emails and faxes, and make copies of Special Education Records for Social Security Claims.
Make copies and scans of Special Education Records prior to Priority mailing them to Educational Institutions requesting Special Education Records.