Assistant, Exceptional Child (Personal Needs Assistant) PNA

BASIC FUNCTION:

Assists teachers by working with Exceptional Children (EC) to achieve the goals of the student(s)’ Individual Education Program(s) (IEPs) and provide access to general education as appropriate.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists in the instruction of individual EC students or groups of EC students in all curricular areas as directed by the teacher.

• Collects data to document individual student progress on IEP goals.

• Plans and works with the teacher in devising instructional strategies.

• Operates and cares for equipment and materials for both classroom and individual students.

• Assists and supervises during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips and to other designated places.

• Acts as a bus monitor when special needs of an EC student(s) are identified by the IEP team.

• Alerts the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

• Participates in in-service training programs for professional growth.

• Assists in checking materials and portfolios, correcting papers, supervising, and testing as directed by the teacher.

• Assists in keeping bulletin boards and other learning centers current.

• Assists in school routines and transitions.

• Assists with student attendance procedures, record keeping, collecting money, ordering materials and other duties as assigned.

• Provides physical assistance to students as needed in the areas of self-help, clothing, toileting (including accidents and catheterization).

• Provides physical assistance to therapists and teachers as needed in duties related to occupational and physical therapy and mainstreaming classes.

• Provides physical assistance as needed to students by writing assignments under the direction of the teacher.

• Provides physical assistance as needed to students by lifting, positioning and by pushing wheelchairs.