Specifications include, but are not limited to: ● Ensure the safety of the students within all school and community environments ● Ensure student confidentiality ● Implement de-escalation techniques and avoid power struggles ● Redirect student using positive intervention strategies or positive replacement strategies ● Motivate student to complete given assignments ● Maintain close proximity to student to monitor academic and social performance ● Utilize knowledge of the social, emotional, medical, and academic needs of individual students obtained through collaboration with teacher and/or specialist ● Collaborate with the teacher and/or related services providers about the plans, and implementation of activities and resources for the students ● Work with students in variety of ways, which may include an individual, small group, or whole group settings, in the school and/or in the community, as prescribed by instructional programs ● Assist in ongoing monitoring of students’ progress, which may include assessing, data collection and computer work. ● Communicate essential student information, progress, concerns to the assigned teacher or assigned administrator ● Support in maintaining discipline of students using behavior management plan as directed by classroom teacher. ● Maintain dignity and respect for each student at all times ● May assist with the supervision and monitoring of the student’s social interactions during non-instructional activities such as bus arrival/departure, breakfast/ lunch, recess, student transition between activities, specials/elective and field trips. ● Must be able to stand and work continuously for a minimum of 4 hours per work day. ● Must report to work on time every work day, except as afforded by existing law. ● Must perform all duties as assigned during scheduled work days. ● Perform other duties as requested by administration to meet the needs of the students. ● Maintain a professional attitude and appearance in all settings as required by district guidelines ● Use initiative to solve problems ● Follow district and building procedures ● Understand and implement the students’ IEP (Individual Education Program) goals and objectives as well as any accommodations to ensure student’s success, including Behavior Support Plans ● Provide after-school activity support with or without teacher on site, with proper training and an established routine, if required by assignment ● Assist with self-help training (student transfer, toileting, diapering, grooming, feeding etc.) if required by assignment
