Special Education Assistant - 6.5 hrs/day [2025-26 School Year]
Special Education Assistant - 6.5 hrs/day [2025-26 School Year]
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Job Description
***This position is for the 202526 School Year.***
JOB GOALS: Provide students needing additional support and assistance a smooth functioning class environment which allows them to take full advantage of the instructional program and the available resource materials.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Under supervision of licensed teacher and building principal help to plan prepare and supervise classroom activities that directly or indirectly serve academically challenged students or students needing additional support or assistance.
- Work with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
- Assist individual students in need of special attention.
- Supervise drill work guide independent study enrichment work and remedial work for identified students as arranged by the teacher.
- Check notebooks correct papers supervise testing and make up work of assigned students.
- Assist small groups of students with such skills as reading.
- Keep an assignment notebook with daily homework assignments for students and record missing assignments.
- Assist with the facilitation of academic support for students without an IEP who need extra support with homework and organization and perform weekly grade checks.
- Assist students with homework organization and grade checks in the Guided Practice Resource Room. Use whiteboard dryerase markers and computers to help reteach and assist in learning as assigned.
- Assist with discipline and questions in the regular classroom. Assist with reteaching and answering questions in Science Lab environments as assigned.
- Work with small groups of students in the resource rooms as assigned.
- Read tests and quizzes as assigned.
- Pull out students in Math who have missed one or more days to go over notes and to provide assistance to improve understanding of homework as assigned.
- Direct students in the proper use of computers for assignments tests and quizzes as assigned.
- Provide modifications to assignments as needed under the direction of the gradelevel Special Education teacher.
- Direct students to begin their starter/daily immediately at the beginning of the class period. Help the teacher by ensuring that students are staying busy at all times during work time.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Assistants hired after January 8 2006 must have:
Completed two (2) or more years of study at an institution of higher education; or
Obtained an associates (or higher) degree; or
Passed the Para Pro
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of children parents or employees of the School Corporation.
MATHEMATICAL SKILL:
Ability to add subtract multiply and divide. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
The employee should be able to use the following machines tools equipment and work aids which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this type of work: computer computer software pointer projector public address system blackboard promethean board charts diagrams examinations manuals maps publications reference books textbooks. The employee must maintain confidentiality be able to communicate with students from diverse backgrounds maintain a positive relationship with other staff parents and students.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand walk sit use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. They may be required to work indoors and outdoors.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
187 days per year. Salary and benefits as per Classified Policy.
EVALUATION:
An evaluation will be done on the employees performance on an annual basis.
Employment Type
Full-Time
