Special Education Instructional Assistant - Valley Mills Elementary

Title

Special Education Resource Instructional Assistant

Building Principal

MSD of Decatur Township

The ideal candidate is someone who is able to build and maintain positive relationships with students and colleagues. Additionally, the services performed by the IA include instructional, clerical, supervisory, and behavior management duties. The overall role of the IA is to provide support services to the classroom teacher.

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree.
• May require Nonviolent Crisis Prevention & Intervention Training (CPI).
• May require health related services, supports or adaptations including assisting students with activities and daily living.
• Cooperative with your team.
• Utilizes the appropriate channels for resolution of problems.
• Receptive to professional growth.
• Enhances self-esteem of students.
• Ability to positively communicate with staff, students, and visitors.
• Assist students on and off the bus.
• Ability to positively communicate with supervisor(s) in person and in writing to receive assignments/directions.
• Remain confidential around others who are not directly working with a student (i.e. student needs, data, etc.).
• Effective in working with a small group of students and individual students.
• Assist the classroom teacher(s) and/or student class record keeping.
• Assist the classroom teacher(s) in the implementation of the individual students’ IEP and Behavior Plans.
• Keep the Teacher of Record informed of academic progress and behavioral concerns.
• Assist the classroom teacher with student discipline and implementation of individualized behavior support plans.
• Tutor individual students or groups of students.
• Check students’ work and assist students with make-up work.
• Alert and inform the classroom teacher of any problems or specific information concerning individual students.
• Operate audio‑visual equipment and computers for instructional purposes.
• Gather materials requested by the classroom teacher.
• Supervise students as assigned by the building administrator(s) or classroom teacher(s).
• Maintain the same high level of confidentiality on student information, work, and progress.
• Maintain positive and cooperative relationships with all school personnel at all times.
• Performs other tasks and assumes other responsibilities assigned by the classroom teacher and/or building administrator(s).
• Operate and use technology (iPad, Computer, Apps, CANVAS, etc.).
• Understands the importance of this role.

• $14.00/hour
• 7.5 hours per day
• 180 days a year
• Health benefits are available and include medical, dental, vision, and supplementary coverage with multiple plan options.

It is the policy of the MSD Decatur Township not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 22-9.1), Title VI and VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).