Assistant: Learning Lab - Pershing Hill Elementary

Title Code:

Assistant:
Learning Lab

Responsible for the delivery of intervention strategies, behavioral protocols, social skills instruction and techniques for students exhibiting a variety of disruptive, challenging, and/or aggressive behaviors within the elementary schools setting, who are referred to the Learning Labs for these supports. Work involves implementing and using behavioral intervention techniques to de-escalate, monitor, and control disruptive behaviors, utilizing behavior management techniques, and teaching social skills replacement behaviors in order to assist students to perform successfully in school.

Work assignments are performed within the Learning Lab when students are not able to remain in the classroom and/or non-classroom settings due to disruptive behavior; the goal is to return students to their classrooms once the behavior has been addressed and manageable again.

• Works directly with students in small groups and individually to implement instructional programs, plans and activities for students who are disruptive to the educational environment.
• Teaches social skills for replacement behaviors that contribute to disruptive, challenging behaviors.
• Monitors students’ behaviors as they return to the classroom through follow up with the referring teachers to provide feedback and suggestions for successful functioning in school/classroom.
• Participates in training of school staff on supporting Behavioral Intervention Plans for students that access the Learning Lab.
• Responsible for developing /scheduling student groups daily.
• Implements Skill streaming:
  The Elementary Student, and Second Step in the Learning Labs. Keeps daily records and logs for students in the Learning Labs.
  
  Completes daily data collection and uses the data for decision making for students referred to the Learning Lab.
• Assists students with development of classroom reentry plans following time spent in the Learning Lab for de-escalation.
• If student is having difficulty settling down, uses verbal intervention techniques to help the student de-escalate, and if necessary and as a last resort uses non-violent physical crisis intervention (CPI).
• Assists in the re-establishment of relations between the students and referring teacher, mediating, and resolving issues or difficulties to create a cohesive learning environment in which every student participates and feels comfortable.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

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, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate required.
• Number of College Credit Hours (if applicable) 48 college credit hours including course work in human development, child psychology, counseling, special education, or related field preferred; or
• Associate's Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university preferred;
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed sufficient to prepare the employee to successfully perform the duties of the position.

• None

• Considerable patience and ability to work with students with challenging behaviors.
• Willingness to learn and implement instructional methods, strategies, and techniques to assist students.
• Ability to exercise patience, courtesy, tact and good judgment in dealing with difficult students.
• Ability to establish effective and cooperative working relations with professional and support staff.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite
  -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).