Special Education Assistant - (2024-2025) Folwell Elementary, Special Education

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Job Title: Special Education Assistant - (2024-2025) Folwell Elementary, Special Education  and Requisition ID number: 102256

Close Date:  No established closing date;  open until filled

Organizational Unit:  Folwell Elementary (10000087) 

Site:  Folwell (0304) 

FTE:  78.75 FTE; 31.5 hours/week; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time

Union:  ESP(28) 

Functional Area:  Paraprofessional 

Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.

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SUMMARY

Under general supervision, provides a variety of services to assist students with special needs in a learning environment; assists MPS staff to develop and implement appropriate individualization lessons and activities for students with disabilities; helps students to meet their therapy and education goals.

 

DISABILITY FOCUS

Program SEA-Special Education -may work will ALL disabilities

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide support services to children with moderate to severe disabilities and Assist MPS staff to facilitate educational functions and other services that maintains a safe and productive learning environment, sensitive to the needs and legal rights of Special Education students; work with students to improve personal skills and reinforce classroom learning.
• Assist students in learning processes through reinforcement of positive behavior, individual instruction, socialization and good communications.
• Monitor student activities, promote respect, explain social norms and disciplinary consequences, de-escalate personal confrontations.
• Maintain behavior documentation, written observations and anecdotal information files for Support and Advocacy for Independent Living Program (SAIL), Individualized Education Program (IEP), and Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA).
• Monitor work, correct papers and transition students for medications, meals, buses and classes.
• Attend to and provide for students' daily hygiene, personal and health related cares, as directed by licensed staff. Assist students in community, recreational, school and vocational training. Provide assistance to students in classrooms and after-school programs.
• Encouraged to work additional hours as bus aide

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED 

• Completion of 90 quarter or 60 semester college credits in Education, Child Development, Behavioral Sciences or educational area related to position assignment

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• A passing score of 460 (or higher) on the ParaPro Assessessment AND either a high school diploma or a GED certificate (For more information on the ParaPro Assessment, contact Educational Testing Service at 1-800-772-9476 or www.ets.org/parapro)

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• Two years of experience working with children. Additional education or training may substitute for experience, at the discretion of Human Resources.  Related experience may also be considered, at the discretion of Human Resources.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Associate's degree in Education or a related field.

Experience in working with individuals with disabilities

 

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

First Aid/CPR/AED, de-escalation and crisis response training, and Special Education Orientation is required within 
one (1) year of date of employment based on assignment.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

A job in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree, and working with special needs children. Must be able to frequently lift up to 50 pounds. Eligibility for position is based on passing the required pre-placement exam.

 

 

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