Job Title: Special Education Aide (PPCD)                    

Wage/Hour Status:

Reports to:                                                                       

Pay Grade: A02A

Dept. /School:                                                                    

Days: 187

Supervises:    

Primary Purpose: To assist in the implementation of students' IEPs.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Ability to meet the No Child Left Behind requirements: Associate's Degree, 48 Semester hours, or Academic Assessment.

            Special Knowledge Skills:

• Some experience in working with young children.
• Temperament to work with students having disabilities.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with teacher(s), students and administrators.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate.

Experience:

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Exercise initiative in developing creative activities to supplement and reinforce learning.
• Be very familiar with all materials kept in the classroom as well as those that are brought in various intervals.
• Assist the teacher in keeping materials stored in proper places when not in use.
• Be punctual.
• Conduct group activity.
• Aid in the construction of teaching aides and materials.
• Be familiar with and able to operate audio-visual equipment.
• Grade or assist in grading papers and recording scores.
• Assist the teacher in keeping orderly files of each student's program.
• Assist the teacher in preparing materials, e.g., laminating, thermos-fax, typing.
• Be optimistic and cheerful when working with students.
• Exercise firm but kind and consistent control of students' behavior, abiding by the teacher's policy.
• Share the responsibility for decoration of the classroom.
• Assist students in self-help needs such as diapering, feeding and positioning.
• Assist the teacher in meeting the buses when the students arrive at school and as they leave.
• Use appropriate lifting techniques.
• Perform duties as assigned by the school principal, supervisor, or teacher.
• Make home visits with the teacher.
• Assist the teacher with classroom control emphasizing courtesy and good manners.
• Accept the teachers as the authority in the classroom.
• Be subject to transfer or reassignment.
• Be subject to split teacher assignment.
• Dress attractively and appropriately.
• Ask for clarification of policies as necessary.
• BE SUBJECT TO BUS MONITOR ASSIGNMENT.
• Refer parental concerns or staff concerns to the teacher, principal or special education supervisor.
• Interact with coworkers, parents, and students with dignity and respect.
• Maintain confidentiality of students' testing, diagnosis status and personal problems.
• Attend and meet required district hours of staff development.
• Assist with toileting needs including diapering when necessary.
• Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Campus Principal.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional prolonged or irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. I have read, understand and attest to the above description and funding relating to my daily activities.

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