Special Education Instructional Assistant (EBD)

Scott County School District • Georgetown, KY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves working with students with emotional and behavioral disturbances (EBD) under the guidance of a classroom teacher. The Special Education Instructional Assistant will prepare for classroom activities, deliver specially designed instruction, and assist in implementing adaptations, modifications, and accommodations to the general curriculum to meet individual student needs as outlined in their Individualized Education Program (IEP). Responsibilities also include performing clerical duties, assisting with health services and self-care, gathering and recording student progress data, and creating, selecting, adapting, and evaluating instructional materials. The role requires assisting students individually and in small groups across various settings, including the resource room, regular classroom, and community. A patient attitude is necessary when assisting students through stressful situations and with mobility challenges, which may involve lifting, positioning, and moving students, as well as using gross motor equipment. The assistant will also support therapists and implement the student's IEP goals, including behavior support and management plans. A critical aspect of the role is aiding in the management of student behavior, including physically forceful behaviors, and implementing prevention, de-escalation, and safe physical intervention strategies. Adherence to professional ethics, including strict confidentiality, is required, and parent requests for information must be referred to the teacher. The position requires functioning as a cooperative team member and maintaining certification in Safe Crisis Management.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Successful completion of the paraeducator exam or 64 credit hours of college credit
• Willingness to be trained in Safe Crisis Management during first year of employment
• Requires ability to pass safe crisis management training

Responsibilities

• Prepares for classroom activities, delivers specially designed instruction and assists in the implementation of adaptations/modifications/accommodations to the general curriculum to meet the needs of individual students per the IEP under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
• Performs clerical duties as directed by the teacher.
• Performs health services and assists students with self-care under the direction of the supervising teacher including toileting, dressing, tube feeding, catheterization, and other needs.
• Assists the teacher in gathering and recording student progress data.
• Assists the teacher in creating, selecting, adapting and evaluating materials appropriate for students with special needs.
• Assist individual students and groups of students of for small group instruction and attention under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
• Assists students across settings including the resource room, regular classroom, the building and the community.
• Maintains a patient attitude when assisting students through stressful situations.
• Assists with students who have challenges with mobility. This includes lifting, positioning and moving the child and the proper use of gross motor equipment, such as standers and wheelchairs.
• Assist therapists (e.g. PT, OT, Speech, and others) in recommendations of therapy as instructed in consultation with the therapist and under the direction of the supervising teacher per the IEP.
• Assists the teacher in providing consistency in services and instruction and in implementing the student’s IEP goals, including behavior support and management plans.
• Aides in management of students’ behavior when they are exhibiting inappropriate and/or physically forceful behaviors. This may include assisting students who are at risk of harming themselves or others through the implementation of prevention, de-escalation, and safe physical intervention strategies.
• Adheres to ethics and standards of the education profession, which include maintaining the strictest confidentiality concerning students, including their performance, conduct, activities, remarks or personal information.
• Refers all parent requests for information regarding their child to the teacher.
• Functions as a cooperative team member and take responsibility for fostering and maintaining good working relationships throughout the building.
• Prevents students from harming self or others in crisis situation through use of techniques learned in Safe Crisis Management training as appropriate
• Maintains certification in Safe Crisis Management after initial certification
• Other tasks that may be assigned by the supervising teacher or Principal.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED