Assistant to the President - Higher Ed. jobs in Rock Hill, SC

Title:  Instructional Assistant Special Education

Position Type: Full Time        

Special Education Instructional Assistant/Shadow.   Experience working with Special Needs children preferred.  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a two-year degree or 60 hours of college credit.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Prefer prior work with children.
• Knowledge of computers.
• Must be physically able to lift 50 pounds or more
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.           

REPORTS TO:  Principal/Director

JOB GOAL: 

To assist the teacher to achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole. 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.

Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.

Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.

Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.

Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.

Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.

Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, and at all other times.

Assists in keeping bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up to date.

Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.

Assist in shadowing students in other regular classroom setting as necessary

Helps students with adaptive behavior skills.

Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.

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

Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the special education teacher.

Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.

Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.

SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS: 

1. Must possess and utilize excellent team-building skills.
2. Must accept delegated responsibilities willingly.
3. Must be able to work under occasional stress.
4. Must be familiar with child restraining methods and capable of utilizing child restraint, if necessary.

Working Conditions:

Office environment with little exposure to environmental conditions.  Physical demands are restricted to general office activities requiring the movement/lifting of items weighing up to twenty-five pounds.  Routine local travel is required; occasional overnight travel is required.  Requires the ability to work under a degree of stress related to duties that require considerable attention and meeting deadlines.

Evaluation:

The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation.

EEO Statement:

York School District One does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, handicap, sex, age, alienage, or national origin as required by applicable state and federal laws.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
This job description is not intended as a complete listing of job duties.  The incumbent is responsible for the performance of other related duties as assigned/required.