Special Education Aide

Responsibilities * Job duties range from supporting students in the classroom to supplementing regular classroom curriculum with additional intervention activities for students based upon IEP goals and services * Provide instruction assistance to students with direction and guidance of teacher and/or facilitator * Work with individual students or small groups for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts * Provide supervision and support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities * Support escorting throughout the building and to and from the bus as necessary * Assist in classroom management * Function as an appropriate role model for children, providing proper examples, emotional support, and a friendly attitude and general guidance * Respond to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving student safety concerns and reporting those concerns to direct supervisor * Keep teacher of record and/or classroom teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students * Attend staff meetings and/or after school functions when directed by director or administrator * Complete other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the director, building administrator or administrator designee * Perform all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor Qualifications * Must meet all Indiana requirements as a highly qualified Instructional Assistant * Two years of college or the equivalent, or passing the Para Pro Exam is required in order to provide instruction to a student * Demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary to deal professionally and effectively with persons at all levels to develop and maintain productive relationships * Work cooperatively with teachers, students, and staff * Ability to learn new skills quickly and assimilate into daily work * Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality both inside and outside the corporation * Ability to work independently and in a team environment * Ability to multi-task with attention to detail * Ability to learn classroom procedures and expectations and apply them on a consistent basis * Demonstrate organizational and time management skills * Equipment: This position is required to maintain a working knowledge of all classroom equipment * A basic knowledge of operations for computers, printers, telephone systems, fax machines and copiers is required * The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus