LHS Special Education Instructional Assistant

General Description of Position Duties:

Assist classroom teacher in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks to achieve and enhance instructional and behavioral objectives.

Work with individuals small groups or large groups as assigned by teacher.

Assist with behavior modification as assigned by teacher.

Lift move and operate adaptive equipment.

Assist students with personal care tasks including but not limited to lavatory clothing hygiene diapering toileting and wash-up routines.

Escort students as assigned by teacher or administrator.

Assist students with mobility needs such as lifting and positioning students lifting in and out of wheelchairs; loading and unloading on the bus; transporting students in and around the school and on field trips.

Monitor students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment

Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher therapist or pathologist.

Report student concerns directly and expeditiously to teacher and assist with student resolution.

Assist with breakfast lunch snack including clean-up.

Maintain various records and files.

Perform related work as required.

Special Skills Training or Aptitudes Required or Desired: Ability to work with high school age students. Possess excellent organizational and communication skills. Must maintain confidentiality. Must be patient flexible dependable and reliable. Must be able to collaborate with students and staff and be a team player.

Physical and Mental Efforts:

• This position requires a high level of physical and mental endurance
• Sitting in an office/classroom environment performing tasks on a computer or other technical devices.
• Frequent standing particularly for sustained periods of time
• Frequent walking moving about on foot to accomplish tasks particularly for long distances or moving from one part of the building to another.
• Constantly talking expressing or exchanging ideas to colleagues and/ or students accurately loudly or quickly
• Ability to hear and listen to detailed information through oral communication.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and distance vision.
• Ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time.

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

Position Will Be At: Lebanon High School

For Application or Further Information Please Contact:

Frank Meyer Principal

Application Period Closes: Open until filled