Special Education Aide - Grant Line
$32,760 - $34,008/Yr
New Albany Floyd Co Con SCH Corp - New Albany, IN
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
New Albany, IN
About the position
The Special Education Aide plays a crucial role in supporting students with special needs by assisting them with lesson assignments and personal hygiene tasks. This position is designed to reinforce learning concepts and ensure that students remain focused and engaged in their educational activities. The aide collaborates closely with teachers and staff to create an effective learning environment and is responsible for monitoring students during various activities.
Responsibilities
- Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments to reinforce learning concepts.
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with teachers, staff, and students.
- Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Keeps students focused on tasks and reports any problems or concerns to the teacher of record.
- Works with assistant teachers in utilizing academic materials to meet individual student needs.
- Monitors students to/from non-academic activities or out-of-classroom instruction (lunch, P.E., art).
- Assists students with and/or performs personal hygiene tasks (dressing, feeding, toilet, diapers).
- Assists in the collection and organization of instructional materials.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Principal and/or other designee.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or two (2) years college credit or completion of 1,000 hours in the past year as a paraprofessional or successful completion of ParaPro Assessment Test.
- Ability to effectively utilize internet searches and common internet systems; email.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Sick and personal days
