Job Description

Program and Roles Summary:  Under the supervision of the Health/Disability Coordination, provides instructional support services to the classroom teachers with a special focus on at-risk children; modifies and adapts classroom work as necessary to meet the individual student’s needs.
Reports To:  Health Disability Coordinator
Principal Duties/Responsibilities :

• Performs to the maximum 8-hour work-day schedule as required.
• As appropriate per the IEP assists with or provides health care to students under the direction of specialized nurse or teacher: i.e. bathroom, feeding, dressing, medical needs,
• Reviews all IEP’s of assigned children.
• Provides instructional assistance to facilitate the inclusion of students with special needs.
• Attends and participates in training, workshops and meetings.
• Conducts parental involvement activities.
• Provides support in a variety of classrooms and interest areas.
• Provides assistance in the recruitment of all children for the program.
• Provides specific instructional support services such as helping children practice readiness, writing readiness, and mathematic readiness skills taught by teachers.
• Must visit all classrooms with children who have been identified with special needs.
• Implements instructional procedures, observes, and maintain evaluative student performance data, in general education class.
• Supports and supervises heterogeneous groups of students, including general education lessons to small groups of students with varying ability levels.
• Works collaboratively with other team members i.e. teachers, therapists, social services, parents, and administrators, to provide services and as a member of planning teams.
• Supports students to be active participants on field trips, assemblies, or school events.
• Attends meetings and participates as part of in-service trainings as assigned.

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