DEC - Student Specific Support Aide @ Hunter Huss High Career Academy

Gaston County Schools•Gastonia, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The employee provides support to students who have health, behavioral, or instructional needs to meet Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals and have success in the curriculum and school environment. This role may involve duties in behavior support, client-specific personal needs, or pre-kindergarten classes, depending on the advertised vacancy. Each area is considered an essential function.

Requirements

High School diploma.
Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
Physical requirements are consistent with Medium/Heavy Work, requiring the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force to constantly move objects up to 10 pounds.
Must have the auditory, visual, and physical skills necessary to manage students and the classroom in a manner that assures reasonable safety to students under supervision.
Demonstrates knowledge of the stages of child development.
Communicates effectively.
Develops positive relationships with assigned students.
Demonstrates ability to use sound judgment and confidentiality in approaching and working with sensitive and challenging students and situations, and the resulting information.
General knowledge of daily routines of the classroom.
General knowledge of student handbook rules.
General knowledge of procedures to follow in the event of an emergency.
General knowledge of methods of equipment and tools for children with special needs.
General knowledge of the principles of organization and administration.
Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when a student is participating in an inclusive activity.
Ability to motivate students, contributing to a positive atmosphere with students and colleagues.
Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom, following the teacher's classroom management protocols.
Ability to maintain basic files and records for documentation.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
Must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test.
Subject to random drug testing as a safety-sensitive position.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in child-care
Prior experience with children and/or adults with special learning, behavior, or health-care needs
Must meet a federally mandated childcare background check and fingerprints if working with preschool children.

Responsibilities

Performs specific student duties related to health, and behavior, including assistance in the bathroom, cafeteria, and classroom.
Reports collected data to appropriate individuals, including administrators, teachers, parents, and other related service providers.
Ensures appropriate interventions are monitored and maintained.
Participates in staff development and training to gain knowledge of health, behavioral, or instructional procedures specific to the assigned students.
Accompanies assigned students on all field trips.
Monitors assigned students during extracurricular events as assigned.
Accompanies assigned students on the bus as needed.
Participates in school functions.
Provides support to teachers of students with behavioral needs requiring intensive intervention to meet IEP goals.
Prepares a variety of materials and operates office equipment.
Participates in regularly scheduled Behavior Support Team meetings.
Assists teachers of exceptional children in developing behavior management strategies and behavior intervention plans.
Works individually on assigned tasks.
Models for teachers how to modify instruction/tasks and implement strategies for positive behavior support.
Implements strategies, techniques, and schedules for the specific student as determined by the IEP team.
Provides data collection on the fidelity of implementation of the behavior intervention plan and student response.
Cares for children with disabilities involving lifting and supporting the student; attending to physical, personal, and medical needs.
Assists in moving students around the campus.
Meets the student upon arrival and remains with the student until the end of the school day as needed.
Rides the bus with the student as needed.
Monitors the behavior and work habits of the student and keeps consistent data.
Constantly monitors the behavior of students and employs strategies as necessary to protect students from injury; rewards good behavior; responds to inappropriate behavior as instructed by the teacher; supervises free time and situations where the teacher is out of the room.
Guides the student to their classrooms.
Accompanies students to mainstreamed classrooms and assists as necessary.
Assists students with toileting, including diapering if necessary.
Maintains student confidentiality.
Completes/Maintains criminal history check required by the Division of Child Development and Early Education.
Other duties as assigned related to supporting specific students who receive special education services.