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Loveland Elementary School Special Education Aide (Tier III)

Assist intervention specialists with duties and tasks related to special education students and programs by performing the following duties.

Qualifications:

• First Aid training and CPR certification is required.
• Valid certificate/license as issued by the Ohio Department of Education.
• Specific license and up to date training.

Professional Expectations:

• Report to work regularly and on time, prepared to perform appropriately assigned duties throughout the day, in service to students, staff, and the community.
• Prepare for and perform all assigned duties required by one's job description in a positive and collaborative manner.
• Follow justifiable directives issued by the established chain of authority with a learning-oriented attitude and seek support when needed.
• Identify, report, and/or if possible control unsafe conditions or safety hazards in order to maintain safe and secure working and learning environments.
• Demonstrate professional respect and integrity when interacting with students, parents, staff, community members and other stakeholders.
• Comply with federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, and related administrative guidelines that prohibit coercive, harassing, threatening, retaliating, bullying or discriminating conduct.
• Communicate in a truthful, timely, compassionate, and empathetic manner about any matter of interest to the District following the appropriate chain of authority.
• Manage District property and assets in an ethical and responsible manner in accordance with federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, and related administrative guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality of information as required under federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, and related administrative guidelines.
• Report actions, through the appropriate chain of authority that may represent violations of federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, and related administrative guidelines.
• Refrain from unethical activity that may reasonably interfere with the legitimate operational interests and goals of the District.
• Comply with all other federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, and related administrative guidelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, colleagues and administration.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write routine reports and documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from students, parents, agencies, intervention specialists or members of the school community.
• Ability to effectively present information to administration, staff, public groups, and/or Board of Education.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory based on school objectives.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of instructional aids, including technology, to teach reading and math objectives.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Work under the direction of the intervention specialist to prepare special education students academically, socially and behaviorally.
• Research and assemble, under the directive of the intervention specialist, materials to be used with a student.
• Maintain the classroom when the intervention specialist is temporarily out of the classroom.
• Assist in transporting or assisting children to and from classes, playground, transportation means and other required areas.
• Assist children with personal feeding, toileting and health-related needs, when necessary.
• Provide intervention specialist assistance in preparing materials for instructional and classroom use.
• Provide clerical services as needed.
• Accompany students to general education classes and help to implement all accommodations and modifications.
• Work with special education students in all Individualized Education Plan (IEP) areas.
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information.
• Supervise students in the school setting at the direction of the intervention specialist.
• Perform routine duties such as lunch, field trips, recess duty and hall duty.
• Complete data collection, recordkeeping and other paperwork requested by the intervention specialist.
• Attend program planning team meetings, based on district policies, to assist with developing IEPs, and transition plans, when necessary.
• Help maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Assist in meeting goals and objectives of the instructional program as defined in the IEP which had been approved by the IEP team.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Physically restrain students who are potentially dangerous to themselves or others, when appropriately trained.
• Actively participate in professional in-service to improve program each year.
• Attend meetings and in-services as required.

Other Information:

• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information.
• Supervise students in the school setting at the direction of the intervention specialist.
• Help maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.

Physical Demands:

• Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g., computer keyboard, typing, calculator, writing
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, kneel, and stoop.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Reports To:

• Principal

Status:

• Classified

Salary:

• Based on training and experience in accordance with the district salary schedule.