Waukee Community School District is an equal opportunity employer.
Hours:
Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday: 8:30am 12:00pm OR 12:30pm 4:00pm
Positions available:
Morning 2 positions
Afternoon 3 positions
Position Criteria:
- High School Diploma
- Experience as an associate preferred
Performance Responsibilities:
- Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Commits to ongoing professional growth to support the unique needs of individual students.
- Assists with accurate data collection.
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
- Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Assists with washup and toilet routines.
- Assists with lunch snack and cleanup routines.
- Reads to students listens to students read and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
- Assists with such large group and small group activities.
- Assists with the supervision of the students during emergency drills assemblies play periods and field trips.
- Guides independent work enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
- Maximizes use of time throughout the day.
- Implements behavior support plan.
- Distributes and collects workbooks papers and other materials for instruction.
- Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
- Supports PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) for all students in all settings.
- Demonstrates collaborative skills in a team environment.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills.
- Supports generalization of skills in an integrated setting.
- Assists the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students their needs interests and abilities.
Physical Demands:The Special Education Associate job demands require: occasional maximum lift of 25 lbs from floor towaist; occasional maximum carry of 25 lbs for 30 ft; occasional maximum horizontal push/pull force of 40 lbs;occasional grip force of 30 lbs; frequent bend; frequent crouch; frequent neck rotation; frequent trunk rotation;frequent standing; frequent walking; occasional forward reach; occasional overhead reach; occasionallateral/sideways reach; occasional hand coordination; occasional fine motor coordination; occasional sitting;occasional crouch/kneel.
Required Experience:
IC