Special Ed Aide/Language Facilitator

Job Title:           Special Ed. Aide/Language Facilitator

Classification:   Instructional Support Staff

Pay Grade 7:     $15.75 to $16.85 hourly (based on experience and education in accordance with the handbook)

Reports to:        Building Principal

Location:    Greenville Elementary for school year 2024-2025

                   Highland Hills Middle School for school year 2025-2026

Benefits eligible: This position is eligible for employee level medical coverage, dental, and vision.  It is also eligible for sick and personal days.

Summary:   The language facilitator will provide oral language and other support services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled in the Deaf/Hard of Hearing program. The language facilitator’s primary function is to adjust academic and social language among students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and their hearing peers, the classroom teacher, and other personnel in the school system. The language facilitator will be supervised by the Teacher for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing in the building in which they are assigned and the Deaf/Hard of Hearing department chair. Other duties that may be performed when not facilitating language include tutoring, note-taking and working with small groups. 

Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

•  Education and/or Experience:  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.
• Computer Skills:  Ability to effectively utilize internet searches; use common internet systems; email.           

Responsibilities:

• Monitor student’s comprehension and documents needs and problems encountered.
• Understand the content of the lessons to ensure accurate representation of the lesson. 
• Tutor students who are hard of hearing under the direction of the general education teacher and/or the teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing and provides feedback to the teachers upon request.
• Serve as liaison to promote positive and cooperative relationships within the school environment. 
• Oversee daily maintenance and use of HAT equipment and performing simple troubleshooting as necessary.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Salary : $16 - $17