Special Education Instructional Assistant

Scott County School District • Georgetown, KY

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About The Position

The Special Education Instructional Assistant works with students under the guidance of the classroom teacher. The role supports specially designed instruction and implementation of student IEPs, including curriculum adaptations, accommodations, behavior support, and student progress tracking. The assistant supports students across school and community settings and helps meet their instructional, health, mobility, and self-care needs. The position is for the 2026–2027 school year.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Successful completion of the paraeducator exam or 64 college credit hours.
• Punctual and regular attendance.
• Ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Ability to use hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Ability to bend, squat, crawl, climb, and reach.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull light objects and students weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to pass Safe Crisis Management training.
• Maintain Safe Crisis Management certification after initial certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare classroom activities and deliver specially designed instruction under the classroom teacher’s guidance.
• Assist with implementing curriculum adaptations, modifications, and accommodations for individual students as specified in their IEPs.
• Perform clerical duties as directed by the teacher.
• Provide health services and assist with self-care, including toileting, dressing, tube feeding, and catheterization, under the supervising teacher’s direction.
• Help gather and record student progress data.
• Help create, select, adapt, and evaluate materials for students with special needs.
• Support individual students and small groups with instruction and attention under the classroom teacher’s guidance.
• Assist students in resource rooms, regular classrooms, throughout the building, and in the community.
• Maintain a patient attitude when helping students through stressful situations.
• Assist students with mobility, including lifting, positioning, moving, and using gross motor equipment such as standers and wheelchairs.
• Assist therapists, including physical, occupational, and speech therapists, with therapy recommendations as instructed and in consultation with the therapist and supervising teacher, consistent with the IEP.
• Help provide consistent services and instruction and implement IEP goals, including behavior support and management plans.
• Assist with managing inappropriate or physically forceful behavior, including using prevention, de-escalation, and safe physical intervention strategies when students may harm themselves or others.
• Maintain strict confidentiality concerning students and refer parent requests for information about their child to the teacher.
• Work cooperatively as a team member and foster good working relationships throughout the building.
• Use techniques learned in Safe Crisis Management training, as appropriate, to prevent students from harming themselves or others during crisis situations.
• Maintain Safe Crisis Management certification after initial certification.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the supervising teacher or principal.

What This Job Offers

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