Special Education Associate

Boone, IA

About the role

Boone Community School District's mission is to foster academic and extracurricular excellence through the Portrait of a Graduate pillars. We are committed to providing every student with rigorous and enriching educational opportunities within a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment. Our goal is to nurture the development of productive, caring, and engaged citizens who are equipped to thrive in a dynamic world. We are not only committed to being an equal opportunity employer, but also actively strives to create a diverse workforce that reflects the demographics of its students and community, prioritizing a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills within its teams. Expect the BEST...Achieve SUCCESS!

SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATE

Title: Special Education Associate	Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly
Reports To: Building Principal & Supervising Teacher	Pay Schedule: SpEd Associate
Work Year: 9 months

SUMMARY:

Assist students with basic classroom work, including computers, language arts, math and research. Assist classroom teacher with preparing classroom work as needed. Support student in general and special education classroom.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or equivalent
No experience required; experience preferred in: Working with children.

TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

Oral and written communication skills and English language skills.
Interpersonal relations skills.
Computer, keyboarding and word processing skills.
Customer service and public relations skills.
Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Organizational skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
Ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations.
Ability to promote and follow building and departmental policies
Apply and follow all school district policies and state of Iowa laws.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE:

Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers and online resources.
Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as telephones, copiers, fax machines, email, etc.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Listed below are the essential tasks required for this job.

Job Tasks Descriptions

1. Provide support to special education students in the regular and special education classrooms. Supports may include:

assisting students by adapting work,
monitoring and enforcing social and acceptable behavior,
implementing health care plans, toileting assistant, academic support etc.
Assist children in the cafeteria, or any other time help is required, including getting on and off the bus.
Assist in crisis situations often involving physically aggressive students including, but not limited to, restraining and documentation.
If working with behavior students, trained in CPI and understands the rules and regulations pertaining to management of behaviors and protocol safeguards.
Implement specialized therapy programs.
Leaning, bending, reaching, over work space to use proximity and support for a child working.

These supports are defined in student IEPs and are provided under the direct supervision of the case manager/teacher.

2. Assist students with classroom activities. Assist with curriculum instructional delivery to both individual and small groups to ensure mastery of subjects.

3. Assist teacher(s) with grading, attendance and instructional centers, etc. Assist in preparing materials; laminating, copying, filing, etc.

4. Mentor, support and assist students with a variety of abilities and disabilities to become competent, independent adults.

5. Supervise and monitor students during playground, lunchroom, field trips, passing periods, classroom activities, etc. Support eloping students by keeping them within 3-5 feet to ensure the student remains safe.

6. Assist injured or sick students to health room.

7. Cover classroom for short periods (i.e. up to 30 minutes) when the teacher is called out of the classroom for staff meetings or other reasons.

8. Assist with assessment testing and monitoring of student performance.

9. Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES	Amount of Time
None	Under 1/3	1/3 to 2/3	Over 2/3
Stand	.	.	.	X
Walk	.	.	.	X
Sit	.	X	.	.
Use hands to finger, handle or feel	.	.	.	X

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES	Amount of Time
None	Under 1/3	1/3 to 2/3	Over 2/3
Reach with hands and arms	.	.	.	X
Climb or balance	.	.	X	.
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl	.	.	.	X
Talk	.	.	.	X
Hear	.	.	.	X
Taste	X	.	.	.
Smell	X	.	.	.

WEIGHT AND FORCE DEMANDS	Amount of Time
None	Under 1/3	1/3 to 2/3	Over 2/3
Up to 10 pounds	.	.	X	.
Up to 25 pounds	.	.	X	.
Up to 50 pounds	.	X	.	.
Up to 100 pounds	X	.	.	.
More than 100 pounds	X	.	.	.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS	Amount of Time
None	Under 1/3	1/3 to 2/3	Over 2/3
Compare	.	.	.	X
Analyze	.	.	.	X
Communicate	.	.	.	X
Copy	.	.	X	.
Coordinate	X	.	.	.
Instruct	.	.	X	.
Compute	X	.	.	.
Synthesize	X	.	.	.
Evaluate	.	.	.	X
Use Interpersonal Skills	.	.	.	X
Compile	.	.	.	X
Negotiate	.	.	X	.

WORK ENVIRONMENT	Amount of Time
None	Under 1/3	1/3 to 2/3	Over 2/3
Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)	X	.	.	.
Work near moving mechanical parts	X	.	.	.
Work in high, precarious places	X	.	.	.
Fumes or airborne particles	X	.	.	.
Toxic or caustic chemicals	X	.	.	.
Outdoor weather conditions	X	.	.	.
Extreme cold (non-weather)	X	.	.	.
Extreme heat (non-weather)	X	.	.	.
Risk of electrical shock	X	.	.	.
Work with explosives	X	.	.	.
Risk of radiation	X	.	.	.
Vibration	X	.	.	.

VISION DEMANDS	REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB
No special vision requirements	.
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)	X
Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)	X
Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)	X
Peripheral vision	X
Depth perception	.
Ability to adjust focus	X

NOISE LEVEL	Level of noise typical in the work environment for this job
Very quiet	.
Quiet	.
Moderate	X
Loud	X
Very loud	.

Boone Community School District is an equal opportunity employer. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, [email protected], at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; (515) 432-0750