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California Department of Education - Murrieta, CA
posted 16 days ago
About the position
The Designated Instructional Services (D.I.S.) Aide I position is designed to assist a teacher, specialist, or therapist in providing academic, therapeutic, medical, and social instruction and assistance to individuals or small groups of severely and physically handicapped students. This includes students who are seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, blind, deaf, and orthopedically impaired. The aide will monitor and report student progress regarding behavior and performance, and assist students in developing various self-help skills, including hygiene, eating, social, community, vocational, and leisure/recreational skills.
Responsibilities
- Assist in establishing and maintaining informational operational records and files; report and track student progress.
- Assist in the supervision of students to maintain an effective learning environment, noting behavioral problems observed and assisting in discipline within a framework of well-established policies and procedures.
- Assist students during classroom activities, lunch, physical education periods, and various other activities as directed.
- Model and assist in tutoring students in appropriate social and academic behavior.
- Assist in integrating special education students into the regular education population.
- Assist students in developing food purchasing and preparation skills; prepare lunch to meet student's individual eating needs as needed.
- Assist students with personal hygiene and in developing self-help grooming skills as appropriate.
- Assist the instructor in assessing student ability and progress; provide input into the development of individual lesson plans and goals.
- Follow district policies and procedures.
- Participate in departmental and district in-service training as required.
Requirements
- Completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.
- One (1) year of successful experience working with school-age children in an organized setting, including at least one year experience working with special education children suffering from severe, physical, and multiple disabilities.
- Good work history demonstrating dependability, reliability, and good attendance.
- Possession and maintenance of a valid State of California Driver's License may be required for some positions.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with special education students.
- First Aid and CPR certification.
