Special Education Aide - Liberty Junior High

Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent Experience working with children Ability to work with children from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds Demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills Responsible, able to work independently, and multitask Maintain confidentiality regarding students, staff and parents at all times

Major Responsibilities: Assist teacher with instructional materials and classroom displays Help to maintain a safe and orderly classroom environment Assist the teacher as needed with lesson plans, make instructional presentations, conduct discussions, encourage practice, and correct students' work in a manner that promotes competence Establish a positive rapport with students, parents and school personnel Work with individual students or small groups so that they may attain grade-level proficiency, and to remediate diagnosed weaknesses Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs and personal hygiene, cafeteria, bus and playground monitoring Help manage behavior of students which includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative and emotional needs Attend appropriate and required staff development to enhance instruction Other duties as assigned