Education Assistant - Special Education - Villago (5445)

at  Casa Grande Elementary School District

The job of Education Assistant - Special Education is done for the purpose of improving special education students’ success in the basic academics; relieving teachers of clerical tasks; and assisting students with special health care needs.

Responsibilities:

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the teacher; administers tests
• Assists special education students requiring daily care, (e.g. toileting, feeding, diapering, catheterizing, hygiene, etc.)
• Confers with teachers and/or parents as may be required; implements instructional programs and lesson plans
• Instructs students (individual or small groups) (e.g. reading, math, spelling, self esteem, behavioral skills, daily living skills, etc.)
• Maintains classroom equipment, work area, student files/records, (e.g. clean up after various class projects, entering grades, adapting instructional materials, audiovisual equipment, etc.)
• Monitors and assists special education students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments, (e.g. classrooms, rest rooms, hallways, cafeteria, labs, field trips, etc.)
• Participates in in-service workshops and training
• Performs record keeping and clerical functions, (e.g. scheduling, copying, instructional materials, correcting papers, compiling lists, etc.)
• Picks up and/or delivers homework/assignments to students at home
• Responds to emergency situations
• Assists other personnel as may be required

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• pre-employment proficiency test
• Criminal Justice/fingerprint clearance
• Ability to read, write and communicate clearly in English
  Experience desired.
  This is a 10 month School Year position only.

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the teacher; administers tests
• Assists special education students requiring daily care, (e.g. toileting, feeding, diapering, catheterizing, hygiene, etc.)
• Confers with teachers and/or parents as may be required; implements instructional programs and lesson plans
• Instructs students (individual or small groups) (e.g. reading, math, spelling, self esteem, behavioral skills, daily living skills, etc.)
• Maintains classroom equipment, work area, student files/records, (e.g. clean up after various class projects, entering grades, adapting instructional materials, audiovisual equipment, etc.)
• Monitors and assists special education students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments, (e.g. classrooms, rest rooms, hallways, cafeteria, labs, field trips, etc.)
• Participates in in-service workshops and training
• Performs record keeping and clerical functions, (e.g. scheduling, copying, instructional materials, correcting papers, compiling lists, etc.)
• Picks up and/or delivers homework/assignments to students at home
• Responds to emergency situations
• Assists other personnel as may be require