Instructional Assistant Special Education (8521)

JOB GOAL:
To assist the teacher with teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve classroom and individual goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High School Diploma or equivalent
2. Excellent attendance record
3. Must have or be willing to obtain First Aid and CPR certification and keep certifications current.
4. Must be able to bend and lift 30 lbs. and stand for long periods of time
5. Must pass a background clearance
6. Must obtain an Arizona IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:187 Days; 9 Months
COMPENSATION: Per QCUSD salary schedule for applicable position
BENEFITS:As per QCUSD District policy
REPORTS TO:Classroom teacher site administrator special education administrator
HOURS: 35hours per week Monday - Friday 7:30 am -2:30 pm
CLASSIFICATION:Hourly Non-exempt

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities shall include but not be limited to the following:

1. Works with individual students or groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skillsintroduced by the teacher.
2. Guides independent study enrichment work and remedial work set up by the classroom teacher.
3. Checks class work grade papers and supervise testing as assigned by the teacher.
4. Serves as the chief source of information and help any substitute teacher assigned in the absenceof the regular teacher.
5. Alerts the classroom teacher to any problems.
6. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information as is expectedof teachers.
7. Participates in in-service training programs as required.
8. Assists students with lunch snack recess and cleanup routines.
9. Meets students at the bus each morning and take them to the bus in the afternoon.
10. Assists students with wash-up and toilet routines including changing diapers.
11. Operates and care for equipment and assistive technology used in the classroom.
12. Assists with student supervision in all school settings.
13. Refers all parent questions/concerns directly and immediately to classroom teacher.
14. Performs other job-related duties as assigned to advance district priorities.

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 stand sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms stand bend or stoop. The employee is frequently required to move about the campuses and to drive to the schools and departments in the District. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision 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.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Notice of Nondiscrimination
Queen Creek Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex disability age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs services activities or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Queen Creek Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The following employees have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX Coordinator Director of Athletics & Student Services 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Queen Creek AZ 85142 Phone and Compliance Officer for Section 504/ADA Director of Special Education 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Queen Creek AZ 85142 Phone .

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek no discrimina por motivos de raza color religiï½n nacionalidad sexo discapacidad edad u orientaciï½n sexual en la admisiï½n y el acceso a sus programas servicios actividades ni en ningï½n aspecto de sus operaciones y ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek tampoco discrimina en sus prï½cticas de contrataciï½n. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para atender consultas sobre las polï½ticas antidiscriminatorias: Coordinador del Tï½tulo IX Director de Atletismo y Servicios Estudiantiles 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Queen Creek AZ 85142 Telï½fono ; y Oficial de Cumplimiento de la Secciï½n 504/ADA Director de Educaciï½n Especial 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Queen Creek AZ 85142 Telï½fono .