Elementary Special Education Assistant

General Responsibilities:

• Work with individual students or small groups of students as directed to reinforce learning of material or skills.
• Supervise students in lunchroom, outside and other areas as assigned.
• Assist with clerical tasks.
• Be familiar with all classroom and school rules and procedures and provide assistance and direction to students in a positive but firm manner.
• Make discipline referrals when school rule violations occur.
• Willing to be trained to perform medical procedures such as care for diabetic students and administer Epi-pen. Etc.

Requirements Specific to Position:

• Assist in changing clothing and providing toileting needs.
• Lift 75 lbs or more.
• Demonstrate technological proficiency to assist with technological applications (speech to text/text to speech).
• Ability to promote independence and self-help skills.
• Current CPR certification and First Aid Training or commitment to obtain such upon request.
• Knowledge of autism or willingness to work with students with autism and learn behavioral management skills.

Qualifications:

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, educational assistants working in Title 1 programs must demonstratecertain qualifications to be considered “Highly Qualified” and meet the requirements of the law.These qualifications can bedemonstrated by meeting one of the following:

• An Associate Degree (or higher)
• 2 years of post-secondary study (at least 48 credits)
• Proficiency on one of the state-selected assessments. Franklin Public Schools will use the ParaPro assessment. FPS will cover the cost of taking this assessment.

Additional Qualifications:

• Ability to exercise good judgment in firmly enforcing classroom and school rules.
• Position requires ability to move quickly, run, and restrain students, if necessary.
• Above average human relations skills, demonstrating effective verbal/written communications with students, staff, parents and others encountered on the job.
• Initiative and self-motivation to work independently.
• Ability to work in a positive manner and keep school matters confidential.
• Possesses the mathematics and language skills necessary to support student learning.
• Knowledge of technology including Google Docs, Microsoft Office
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the district may find appropriate and acceptable.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• No nights
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19