Special Education Compass Academy Instructional Assistant - Iowa Staffing : Job Details

The Special Education Classroom Instructional Assistant provides assistance and motivation to special education students. Works closely with students with disabilities/special needs throughout the school day to help the students learn and succeed in all classroom settings.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Work effectively with children having disabilities and special needs within integrated and special education classrooms and in varied settings.
• Communicate and work effectively with special education and classroom teachers, co-workers, parents, and other caregivers as an educational team.
• Practice professional, legal, and ethical conduct toward students, parents, and co-workers.
• Motivate and assist the student(s) to build self-esteem and independence, develop interpersonal and social skills, think independently, learn actively, and self-advocate.
• Use assistive technology, computers, and adaptive equipment providing special care or physical assistance required for the student to function in school and learn effectively.
• Use developmentally appropriate instructional interventions for curricular activities in the areas of cognitive, motor, self-help, social interaction, and language development for students.
• Gather and maintain accurate data regarding the student, including academic, behavioral, and/or health information, as needed, and providing feedback to the teacher to improve instruction for the student.
• Understand and appreciate diversity in children's skills and abilities, cultural heritage, lifestyles, values systems, and human rights.
• Maintain confidentiality with student information and student records.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, education, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act prior to starting, you must have one of the following:

• Two years of study at an institution of higher education; or
• Associate degree or higher; or
• Obtain voluntary certification through the Board of Educational Examiners (Paraeducator Certification); or
• Successful completion of ACT WorkKeys (NCRC Assessment).

The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, and PLTW. The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.