Special Education Development Assistant #185 Walton Special Center

SPECIAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT DEFINITIONUnder general supervision to assist teacher therapist or other certificated staff in providing instruction health care housekeeping and supervision to students between the ages of l8 months ad 22 years with a variety of physical and learning handicaps including students with both severe mental and physical handicaps; to perform a variety of supportive activities for instructional personnel and to do other related duties as OF DUTIES Moves students to and from buses teaching independent mobility and assisting with walkers pushing wheelchairs and carrying students unable to instructional personnel in the implementation of individual educational with groups and individual students in a variety of areas such as sensory stimulation language development social skills number concepts visual perception basic reading math art projects music and swimming pool with students in a variety of gross motor activities such as climbing balancing walking and with students using the total communication students frequently including placing them in therapeutic feeding including readjustment of diet as necessary for students oral students incapable of in designing and construction of adaptive equipment to aid students in self-help be required to perform first aid in the course of out instructions as prescribed by students with toileting buttons snaps zippers student lacking diapers and students in self-control skills such as toileting washing hands dressing holding glass and use of eating in the development of individual goals for students work schedules and evaluation of student staff attendance and lunch a variety of audio-visual equipment such as projectors tape recorders and other learning participate in the parent classroom routine and discipline for short periods of time when teacher is not in keeping study area attractive and related duties of:Physical requirements pertaining to handicapped needs and behavior of physically and mentally handicapped involved in the care of physically and mentally handicapped and attitudes required in assisting physically and mentally handicapped students with their personal needs and academic in dealing appropriately with assaultive use and function of therapeutic usage punctuation spelling and arithmetic goals and objectives of the educational to:Demonstrate an empathetic patient and receptive attitude with students exhibiting specialized physical and mental behavior and maintain an effective relationship with teachers therapists and other certificated satisfactorily in oral and written form and serve as an appropriate the confidence of handicapped students; encourage and assist them in therapy classroom and recreational lift and move immobilized in the hygiene and physical care of students which includes administering first aid clothing and bathing when appropriately with behavior exhibited by handicapped calm under and maintain a work schedule that may change from day to routine clerical tasks and operate office and educational machines and supervise safe working and Experience:Education training and experience equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade and at least one year experience working with handicapped students; and completion of college level courses in special education or a related Required:Must obtain Distinct First Aid Course Certificate within the first six months of employment. A valid American Red Cross First Aid Certificate and CPR Certificate preferred.