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Special Education Assistant

2 months ago

Benicia, California, United States Benicia Fire Department Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Special Education Assistant to join our team at the Benicia Fire Department. As a Special Education Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting teachers in special education and special needs classroom operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist teachers in special education and special needs classroom operations
  • Reinforce skills taught by teacher and instruct students in small groups or one-on-one in various curriculum areas related to student's need
  • Supervise students and/or continue lessons in the case of short-term teacher absence
  • Assist students with class work and help them to stay on task
  • Assist students with beginning computer skills
  • Introduce strategies to improve reading and mathematics skills
  • Assist students with English language acquisition
  • Verbally model correct articulation of words and phrases for students to imitate
  • Assist students with researching and completing written reports
  • Prepare study guides for students prior to testing
  • Administer tests to students, score tests using answer key and established criteria
  • Obtain standardized test scores from student records
  • Collaborate with teacher to identify learning gaps and to plan and implement instructional strategies to meet the needs of each student
  • Provide student progress information to teachers and staff, and as authorized, to parents
  • Provide routine clerical support to teachers, including setting up and maintaining student and other files
  • Update information in CUM folders for each student
  • Prepare attendance reports
  • File student work, tests and other materials in the appropriate files
  • Make photocopies of tests, classroom materials and student work
  • Laminate and die-cut materials for bulletin boards or instructional aids
  • Keyboard lists, class work, and certificates on a computer and/or typewriter
  • Reply to correspondence at teacher's request
  • Correct and record test grades and homework
  • Prepare and assist with art projects
  • Conceptualize and prepare bulletin boards
  • Prepare visual aids such as flash cards
  • Monitor students while on playground during recess and lunch time
  • Instruct students in playground sports
  • Console children and give basic first aid assistance for injuries
  • Monitor special education students as they arrive and leave school and wait for busses and parent transportation
  • Assist students with fine-motor skills
  • Assist teacher in maintaining an appropriate learning environment
  • Discipline, restrain or remove students from classroom when behavior becomes disruptive, uncontrollable or harmful to the child or others
  • Listen and note what students share
  • Adhere to child abuse reporting procedures
  • Help supervise students on field trips
  • Reinforce children's self-esteem, self-image and morale with lots of praise
  • Encourage independence and self-confidence outside the classroom
  • Provide physical assistance to students, when necessary
  • Assist disabled students with specialized equipment, such as computer, hearing aid, wheel chair, walker, and braces, as needed
  • Administer medication to students, in accordance with District policy
  • Provide specialized care and assistance to children in accordance with administrative approval and training and written instructions provided by parents and medical professionals
  • Contact parents if problems in providing specialized care are encountered
  • Assist children in the use of restroom facilities, cleaning themselves, etc.
  • Assist in maintaining an appropriate instructional environment by organizing materials, cleaning up work areas after learning activities, putting materials away after use, cleaning sink after projects
  • Clean desk and table tops
  • Pack materials for storage during off track periods
  • Unpack materials and prepare classroom for student use
  • Serve on assigned committees and teams
  • Participate in disaster preparedness drills
  • Participate in District mandated training and retraining programs
Requirements
  • Knowledge of:
    • General concepts presented in preK-12 curriculum
    • Practical learning patterns and behavior
    • Basic concepts of child development and of the respective behavior characteristics
    • General needs and behavior of students with learning disabilities
    • Correct English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
    • Reading and writing in English and phonics and basic reading principles
    • Number concepts and general arithmetic
    • Operation of standard office equipment
    • Basic record-keeping techniques
    • Appropriate safety precautions and procedures
  • Ability to:
    • Plan and teach concepts in assigned learning center areas in clear, concise language and use varied techniques for different learning skills
    • Communicate in English with students and motivate them to participate in learning activities
    • Encourage and motivate children with varying abilities
    • Learn to reinforce teaching in special subject matter areas or to assist students who have special learning needs by watching teachers or specialists
    • Learn and adapt to new procedures and conditions
    • Recognize hazards to safety
    • Learn laws, rules, practices, and procedures related to public education and related to the program to which assigned
    • Perform routine clerical work
    • Maintain accurate records
    • Learn to use classroom technology, audio/visual equipment and other instructional equipment
    • Supervise students in classrooms, on field trips, and out-of-doors
    • Understand and carry out oral and written instructions
    • Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work
Education and Experience
  • Must meet No Child Left Behind requirements: AA degree, 48 semester units or rigorous testing
  • Any combination of training, education and experience which demonstrates possession of the knowledge and abilities stated above, and the ability to perform the duties of the position
  • A typical qualifying entrance background is experience working with children in a learning environment
  • College level education in child development, learning theory, and areas related to the District curriculum is desirable
Physical Abilities and Working Conditions
  • Vision: (which may be corrected) to read normal print; to read a computer screen
  • Hearing: (which may be corrected) to hear sounds which warn of potential danger; to hear speech in a classroom setting
  • Smell: to distinguish strong odors such as those associated with fire
  • Speech: able to be understood in face-to-face communications; to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood in a classroom; to be able to speak for prolonged periods of time
  • Upper Body Mobility: use hands and fingers to feel, grasp, and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; twist and bend at torso; turn, raise, and lower head
  • Lower Body Mobility: to walk on even and uneven surfaces; bend at waist; stoop; stand for prolonged periods of 50 minutes; climb stairs; and step over objects
  • Strength: to lift and/or carry objects which weigh as much as 10 pounds on a regular basis; to push/pull objects which weigh as much as 50 pounds on an occasional basis
  • Environmental Requirements: encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work inside; work around dirt/dust
  • Assist children to use restroom facilities and to clean themselves
  • Mental Requirements: read, write, understand, interpret and apply information at a 12th grade proficiency level; math skills at a 12th grade proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; copying; coordinating; demonstrating