Special Education Instructional Assistant (EBD)

Scott County School District•Georgetown, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Instructional Assistant (EBD) works with students under the guidance of a classroom teacher. The role supports specially designed instruction, implementation of student IEPs, behavior support, student care, and classroom activities across school and community settings. The assistant also collaborates with teachers and therapists, maintains student confidentiality, and completes other tasks assigned by the supervising teacher or principal.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Prepare for classroom activities and deliver specially designed instruction under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
Assist with implementing adaptations, modifications, and accommodations to the general curriculum according to individual students’ IEPs.
Perform clerical duties as directed by the teacher.
Provide health services and assist students with self-care, including toileting, dressing, tube feeding, and catheterization, under the supervising teacher’s direction.
Help gather and record student progress data.
Assist in creating, selecting, adapting, and evaluating materials for students with special needs.
Provide individual and small-group instruction and attention under the classroom teacher’s guidance.
Assist students across settings, including the resource room, regular classroom, building, and 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 with therapy recommendations as instructed, in consultation with the therapist and under the supervising teacher’s direction, in accordance with the IEP.
Help provide consistent services and instruction and implement students’ IEP goals, including behavior support and management plans.
Assist with student behavior management, including prevention, de-escalation, and safe physical intervention strategies for students at risk of harming themselves or others.
Maintain strict confidentiality regarding students and refer parent requests for information about their child to the teacher.
Work cooperatively as a team member and foster and maintain good working relationships throughout the building.
Prevent students from harming themselves or others during a crisis using techniques learned in Safe Crisis Management training, as appropriate.
Maintain Safe Crisis Management certification after initial certification.
Complete other tasks assigned by the supervising teacher or principal.