Instructional AssistantSpecial Education

BASIC FUNCTION:Under direction of an assigned supervisor assists Special Education teachers by performing a variety of instructional clerical and manual duties in working with elementary and secondary special education students; performs other related work as required. REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: instruction to special education students as directed by the teachers to individuals or small groups in reading language arts mathematics and other the teacher in supervising students during classroom activities; physical exercise periods field trips art projects special events and various other activities as as needed with teachers to meet student teachers by making telephone calls and attending parent-teacher conferences and a variety of clerical duties including but not limited to duplicating filing and maintaining various records and various classroom office equipment including but not limited to computers typewriters telephones and in the loading and unloading of students from buses; assists students to classrooms and other locations and students with personal hygiene as students for lunch or snack periods by performing duties such as washing setting up cleaning up and assist in feeding students with eating problems; instruct students in appropriate table students with various perceptual motor-sensory and body awareness skills support to the teacher by setting up work areas; preparing instructional motivational and decorative materials; operate audio-visual equipment; participate in special programs and in administering tests and grading as the teacher in maintaining the health and safety of special education students by being aware of environment and potential hazards of student actions; assist the teacher according to established guidelines and individualized attention and assistance to students to include times of stress frustration or emotional necessary support for students in a school translate written material from English to a designated second language and from that language to English; may translate conversations or provide interpretive services for non-English speaking individuals and others.17. Administers routine minor first aid as necessary.18. Performs related duties as AND ABILITIES:Knowledge Of: and development problems of special education guidance principles and English language usage including: vocabulary spelling grammar and reading oral and writing communication needs and behavior of procedures and keeping methods and aid techniques and of written material from English into a designated second language and from that language into English is of conversations or provide interpretive services for non-English speaking individuals and others is desirable. Ability To: understand and appropriately respond to the needs of special education assist the teacher in responding to students confidentiality of school and student instructional materials as directed by the to interpret apply and explain rules regulations policies and calmly under stressful situations and schedules and timelines. speak read and write general clerical work and maintain records in support of a and follow oral and written cooperatively with others and independently as normal conversations and oral and print AND EXPERIENCE: combination equivalent to: sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities listed AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: an examination demonstrating high school proficiency in reading writing and mathematics as administered by the Rio School and Red Cross First Aid Certificates are State of California Drivers License is CONDITIONS: Education classroom student to sitting bending or stooping lifting and to working in a school environment and exposure to sunlight and other outside to working at computer video work station(s) operating computer keyboards looking at computer video ABILITIES:Seeing to inspect documents and to read fine print; depth perception to file; hearing and speaking to communicate with others in a normal voice in person and on telephone; speak clearly to communicate with parents staff and others; sitting or standing alternately for extended periods of time; climbing stairs; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office equipment; write legibly; bending and stooping; reaching overhead and above shoulders; lifting carrying pushing or pulling objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds; pushing student in a wheelchair.