Ex Ed Educational Assistant - IDS

Overview

The purpose of this classification is to provide teaching support and services under the direction of a licensed special education teacher in the implementation of Individual Education Programs for students with disabilities in general or special education classrooms, one‑on‑one or in small group settings, or with special, more narrowly defined services, or as otherwise needed.

Ooltewah Middle School is a 6‑8 school located in Ooltewah, TN, just outside of Chattanooga. Teachers at Ooltewah Middle can expect a supportive and collaborative climate, including the following supports:

• New Teacher Academy led by our instructional coach, which meets monthly to discuss ideas and solutions
• Mentor teacher for new teachers
• Every teacher is a member of a grade level team, and each core teacher has a content partner that meets for collaborative planning weekly.
• Instructional Coach who provides job‑embedded professional development

Ooltewah Middle School has a strong Fine Arts Program. We believe that students need to have multiple opportunities and outlets to express themselves in different ways.

We are looking for teaching candidates who can develop strong relationships with a diverse group of students, parents, and staff. You will be a great fit on our team if you want to collaborate with others, seek innovative and engaging strategies, are a team player, and believe all students have the ability to learn.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out but may be considered incidental in the performance of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties herein described.

• Training in or willingness to be trained in nonviolent crisis intervention techniques.
• Competent use of verbal and nonverbal techniques designed to prevent or de‑escalate students when acting out behaviors occurs.
• Competence at and willingness to incorporate consistent patterns of assertive communications including delivering a three‑part statement of empathy, verbalizing conflict behavior, and communicating a rectifying statement when behavioral conflict is apparent.
• Ability to maintain a group during emergencies or a time when a teacher must be away from the group.
• Provides educational assistance to students with disabilities; assists in preparing, modifying, and utilizing instructional materials to meet individual needs of students; assists with development and implementation of Individual Education Programs for each student; assists with the data collection and progress monitoring of students’ physical, communication, social/emotional, and educational levels of development; uses special educational strategies and techniques to address students’ academic needs.
• Provides physical assistance, including but not limited to toileting, positioning, lifting, carrying, feeding, personal hygiene, or other assistance as determined by specific student needs, to any student with disabilities based on a student’s Individual Education Program.
• Oversees, monitors, or covers classes during the short‑term absence of the teacher.
• Assists teacher and works with students during various class activities; prepares instructional materials for classroom use; assists with instructional and assistive technology.
• Assists with data collection and progress monitoring used to evaluate student performance and skill levels.
• Follows established procedures for ensuring students are safe.
• Performs clerical tasks in support of teaching activities, office operations, and/or other school functions.
• Responds appropriately to students’ inappropriate behavior(s). Must be willing to be trained as needed and maintain certification in non‑violent positive behavioral interventions and support methods to respond to, diffuse, de‑escalate, and control aggressive behavior utilizing physical restraint as appropriate.
• Assists students and models appropriate social and professional behaviors during community experience or work‑based learning.
• Chaperones students on field trips occurring during the regular school day…