Special Education Instructional Assistant

Scott County School District•Georgetown, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Instructional Assistant works with students under the guidance of a classroom teacher. The role supports specially designed instruction, implementation of students’ IEPs, and student needs across school and community settings. The assistant also helps with student health and self-care, mobility, progress monitoring, classroom materials, and behavior support. The position requires maintaining confidentiality and completing Safe Crisis Management training during the first year, then maintaining certification.

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.
Punctual and regular attendance.
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.

Responsibilities

Prepare for classroom activities and deliver specially designed instruction under the guidance of the classroom teacher.
Assist with implementing curriculum adaptations, modifications, accommodations, and IEP goals.
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.
Assist in creating, selecting, adapting, and evaluating materials for students with special needs.
Support individual students and small groups with instruction and attention.
Assist students across settings, including the resource room, regular classroom, school 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 and the IEP.
Help provide consistent services and instruction, including implementing behavior support and management plans.
Assist with student behavior when students exhibit inappropriate or physically forceful behavior, including using prevention, de-escalation, and safe physical intervention strategies when appropriate.
Maintain strict confidentiality concerning students and refer parent requests for information about their child to the teacher.
Work cooperatively with staff and foster good working relationships throughout the building.
Use techniques learned in Safe Crisis Management training to prevent students from harming themselves or others during a crisis, as appropriate.
Maintain Safe Crisis Management certification after initial certification.
Complete other tasks assigned by the supervising teacher or principal.