Special Education Aide (6.25 hrs/day) - To Start 8/2023
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Muscatine High School
Muscatine Community School District
Muscatine, Iowa
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Job Description
Please see below job description for a list of the duties and responsibilities of a Special Education Aide.
An interview, pre-employment background check, and onboarding/training session will be required prior to a candidate beginning as a Paraeducator with Muscatine Schools. All positions are open until filled.
For assistance with the online application, please contact the Muscatine School District Human Resources Department at 563-263-7223.
MUSCATINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
POSITION TITLE: Special Education Paraeducator
Normal Work Day:
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
OBJECTIVE:
MAJOR DUTIES:
Responsible for students with academic, social and emotional needs- May include working one to one with student to complete assigned tasks
- Ability to support data collection systems under teacher directions
- May need to assist in the restroom or with personal hygiene
- Regular attendance to ensure consistency with students
- Other duties as may be assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Qualified candidates are required to have a high school diploma or GED.
- Bilingual preferred or highly desirable.
- While all positions allow the employee to start in a position prior to receiving certain training there are some that cannot be performed well until after being trained. In all cases if the employee does not take the training when it is offered they are no longer eligible to hold the position.
- Some positions require a valid driver's license, as the major focus of the position is community mobility and will require the employee to use his/her own car.
- The employee must have the physical capacity to assist the physically challenged student including lifting the student as required.
LOCATION: As assigned
Knowledge skills and abilities required to carry out the job satisfactorily.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Computer proficient in skill level appropriate software
- Experience working with challenged students
- Self-starter and able to help student become more self-sufficient and/or successful in classes
- Physically able to help students
- Capable of small group drill-work, remediation or one on one tutoring
- Proficient in student's equipment included but not limited to the computer, wheel chair, health, mobilizer, immobilizer
- Building and school bus safety procedures
- Building and school alarm systems
- Must genuinely like children and enjoy working with young people
- Must not get upset by occasional bad language, threat of physical violence or personal habits of student
- Possess patience so you do not get easily discouraged
- Willingness to assume responsibility
- Help students to become one of the class
- Human relations skills and good interpersonal skills
- May participate in home visit accompanied by the teacher
- Confidentiality of all information is critical
- Ability to work well with others
AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT STATEMENT:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as curriculum materials, desks, chairs, and boxes. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, assessment data, etc.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday. The employee will frequently work in different areas of the classroom including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising indoor and outdoor activities, etc. The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but will work outdoors when supervising students outside of the classroom.
It is the policy of the Muscatine Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status in its employment practices. For assistance or consultation contact the Director of Human Resources. The Muscatine Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibilities, essential functions, physical requirements, and working conditions of the Special Education Paraeducator position, but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive list. An employee serving in the Special Education Paraeducator position may perform other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts the District’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to the Special Education Paraeducator position at any time.
EVALUATION: Principal shall evaluate no less than once annually with input from the teacher.
- Job Categories : Special Education > General Special Education
Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA
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All employers submitting a job opening for posting on the Teach Iowa system will not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran. A bona fide religious institution may choose to exercise the allowances in Iowa Code section 216.6.(6)d. Employers may have additional developed specific equal employment opportunity policies and procedures; please check with employers.
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- No experience required
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