Assistant, Exceptional Child Personal Needs (24-25)

David Cox Road Elementary - Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Charlotte, NC

Educational Services

About the position

The Exceptional Child Personal Needs Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting teachers and students with exceptional needs at David Cox Road Elementary. This position is designed to assist in the implementation of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities, ensuring they have access to the general education curriculum as appropriate. The assistant will work closely with teachers to provide individualized support, helping students achieve their educational goals while fostering an inclusive learning environment. In this role, the assistant will be responsible for working with individual students or small groups, assisting them in various curricular areas as directed by the teacher. This includes collecting data to document student progress on IEP goals, planning instructional strategies in collaboration with the teacher, and operating necessary equipment and materials for classroom activities. The assistant will also supervise students during emergency drills, assemblies, and field trips, ensuring their safety and well-being. Additionally, the assistant will act as a bus monitor when required, alerting teachers to any issues or special information regarding individual students. Participation in in-service training programs for professional growth is also a key aspect of this position. The assistant will assist in various administrative tasks such as checking materials, correcting papers, and maintaining learning centers, as well as providing physical assistance to students in self-help tasks, including toileting and mobility support. Overall, this position is vital in creating a supportive and effective learning environment for students with exceptional needs.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• Minimum Educational Requirement: Associate Degree.