Care Team - Student Support

JOB TITLE: Care Team - Student Support

REPORTS TO: School Director and/or Designee

CLASSIFICATION: Classified/ Non-Exempt

WHO WE ARE (ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW)

We employ a diverse, empathetic, and passionate team who value collaboration, integrity and the desire to be a servant leader. We are committed to excellence and work tirelessly to improve learner outcomes, by empowering learners through Project-Based Learning, Individualized Learning and Social-Emotional Learning. We are committed to being self-directed, participating in ongoing personal and professional development, problem solving, and embracing a growth mindset. With our unwavering commitment to excellence, we are confident that our team will thrive and succeed in all areas of their lives.

THE OPPORTUNITY (POSITION OVERVIEW)

As a Care Team- Student Support member for an iLEAD California, reporting to the School Director and under the guidance and direction of the Director of Student Support, the Care Team - Student Support Aide is responsible for providing instructional assistance to special education students and in some cases providing individual support.

WHAT YOU WILL DO (DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES)

• • Adhere to the recommendations of the Individual Education Program (IEP) by conducting the following if applicable:

  • • Provide instructional assistance by helping to navigate instructions, workflow, and especially challenging assignments.
  • • Guide and assist learners with moving from one classroom to another and moving around the campus grounds in general.
  • • Assist in eating, using the bathroom, and using public transportation if applicable.
  • • Monitor and record learner’s progress or behavior to provide proof of minute's.
  • • Assist with Related Services as needed.
  • • Provide support when using assistive tools to help with access to the curriculum.
  • • Work collaboratively with general education facilitators and education specialists to

    prepare lesson plans that best fit the needs of the learner they are supporting.

• • Monitor and assist students in learning activities as a follow up to the presentation of

  instructional concepts by instructional personnel.

• • Clean the classroom and prepare demonstrations and visual aids for specific lessons, as needed.
• • Direct and supervise learner to provide for safe learning activities
• • Assist in shaping appropriate social emotional behaviors by reinforcing the social emotional

  curriculum and instruction.

• • Monitor resource and learning centers and assist students with the use of center equipment and

  in the remediation of specific learning problems.

• • Assist with the administration of a variety of assessments.
• • Administer routine first aid and request appropriate assistance for serious injury or illness.
• • Maintain or assist in maintaining orderly, attractive and stimulating learning environments.
• • Participate, as requested, in parent conferences and/or IEP meetings.

• • Attend to the physical and health needs of children.
• • Attend and participate in professional development opportunities as appropriate to the position.

  OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Be self-directed by taking initiative and responsibility for your work.
• • Work in a collaborative, team based and innovative environment.
• • Commit to Excellence by seeking ways to improve and exceed expectations or Commit to

  excellence by seeking to raise the bar for self and team.

• • Prioritize the growth and needs of the team, lead by example, and foster a supportive work

  environment.

• • High level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness.
• • Approach problems and challenges with a human-centered creative mindset, seeks to understand,

  develops multiple solutions to find the best answer.

• • Helps create a positive culture by being committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion promoting

  ethical behavior and social responsibility within the workplace.

• • Be authentic, own your strengths and weaknesses, ask for help when needed, be honest and

  transparent in your communications, working towards common goals that are meaningful to you

  and the team.

• • Represent iLEAD and the school in which work in a positive and professional manner in all

  interactions and communications.

• • Pursue continuous improvement and maintain professional competence through seeking out

  opportunities to develop new knowledge skills and perspectives. This includes participation in

  professional development activities offered and self-selected professional growth activities

• • Perform other responsibilities as defined by the designated supervisor.

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• • Communicating with others to exchange information. (In Person/Telephone/Computer)
• • Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• • Adjusting or moving objects up to 50 pounds in all directions.
• • When needed to support a school or education program, must have the ability to travel by public

  transit as well as operate a vehicle for self-transportation purposes between worksites.

• • Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• • May encounter outdoor elements: high (>90)/low (<60) temperatures, precipitation and/or wind.
• • Ability to work in situations involving the need to make informed and quick decisions.
• • Ability to supervise/manage workers and delegate as needed in project management situations.
• • Reading detailed documentation and analyzing data sets.
• • Writing professionally, both by hand and utilizing computer software.
• • Speaking in public settings including making public presentations to large and small groups.
• • Dealing and navigating professionally through high-stress situations.
  • The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.