Special Education Severe Staff Assistant [ESP3281]
Special Education Severe Staff Assistant [ESP3281]
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Job Description
Title: Staff Assistant II
Classification Title: Special Education Severe Staff Assistant
Calendar: A School Days
ESP Salary Schedule: Range 30 Step 1
Hours:5.5/Day 27.5/Week
Location:Heritage Elementary
Position begins SY 2025-2026 (August 2025)
General Purpose
Responsible for tutoring testing assisting instructing and caring for students with significant cognitive and/or physical disabilities. The range of activities includes individual in-class tutoring to assistance in obtaining and performing in a job.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Instruct children in small groups and/or tutor individual students in reading math writing music etc. as assigned by the Special Education Teacher.
- Rotate groups periodically during the school day with teachers and other staff assistants.
- May be required to assist students with his/her physical needs such as feeding diapering toileting pushing wheelchairs lifting on and off bus etc.
- Assist in maintaining classroom calendars bulletin boards and other room arrangements. (Elementary)
- Provide reinforcement as prescribed by the Special Education Teacher or by the Speech Therapist.
- Provide hand over hand assistance for students as needed.
- Assist regular education teachers and special education students in mainstreaming (when special education students mainstreamed into regular education classrooms).
- Record data on individual student performance; and input student information on the computer.
- May instruct and coach students in life skills.
- May take children out in the community to participate.
- Assist in lesson preparation and presentation such as cutting laminating coping die cutting coloring gluing bulletin boards room decorations and snack preparation.
- Use a data sheet to record progress of students on classroom simulations (money shopping banking etc.).
- Provides prescribed behavioral support.
- Record engaged time for students.
- May assist students in traveling to job sites; learn required job tasks; instruct the student; and observe students job performance. (Secondary)
- Instruct severely disabled students in reading math spelling etc. and record students answers to assignment problems.
- Monitor life support equipment; keep detailed records on suctioning ventilation settings number of days students are absent etc.
- Administer medication to the student as required.
- Apply behavior modification techniques to assist students in learning.
- May be trained on life support equipment suctioning catheterization etc.
- Attend conferences and training as recommended
- Follow the lesson plan outlined by the Speech Therapist according to the students individualized educational plan; drill individual students on words phrases specific sounds etc.
- May work with both regular education and special education students.
- Conduct exercises with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce speech training.
- Record student activities for use by the Speech Therapist; documents progress of students.
- Prepare materials to supplement Therapists assigned activities; make own files to refer to students progress.
- May team-teach elementary school students in the classroom in language skills and listening comprehension.
- May be required to conduct language lessons for the entire class independently.
- Assist with sanitation of classrooms and bathrooms.
- Provide a consistent atmosphere for children and teachers by being in attendance daily.
- Take over teaching responsibilities when the teacher is unavailable.
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- One (1) year of related experience preferred
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- The job occasionally requires light physical exertion including walking standing motor vehicle operation and other forms of light physical activity.
- The job occasionally requires a moderate level of physical exertion such as handling medium weight materials (11-50 pounds) extensive standing walking crawling bending stooping or climbing or assisting special education students with their physical needs.
- Work is carried out in an agreeable environment as generally represented by normal office conditions and little or no unpleasant elements.
- Work is occasionally carried out in mildly disagreeable conditions. Work involves exposure to unpleasant elements such as noise ventilation crowded nature of work exposure to outside weather conditions pressures related to sensitive situations sitting;/standing in one position for an extended period of time etc. that yield a perceptible level of discomfort.
- Typically involves contact with students parents teachers principal assistant principal and/or other staff members.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
Key Skills
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