Instructional Assistant- SPED

• Special Education Instructional Assistance Duties and Responsibilities

• Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.
• Tutors and assist individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials and skills initially introduced by the teacher, makeup, or remedial work.
• Provides, teaches, and models communication and social skills in helping the student learn to communicate better, interact with peers, and learn social rules of the school.
• Reinforces the implementation of IEP goals using similar emphasis and techniques as classroom teacher.
• Assists instructional personnel with the preparation and presentation of learning materials.
• Assists in directing learning activities and functions based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Monitors and assists students in drills, practice, and study activities.
• Assists in the management of student behavior using positive reinforcement strategies and techniques and collaborates with the instructor on the implementation of behavior plans.
• Performs a variety of clerical tasks to support the instructor, and maintain classroom records, prepares reports, and scores assignments/assessments.
• Assists in maintaining an orderly, attractive, and positive learning environment.
• Provides support for non-instruction duty.
• May participate in meetings/parent conferences, as requested.
• Ensures the safety and well-being of children being transported to and from the school and on field trips.
• Serves as the chief source of information and helps any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher. At times may serve as the substitute teacher.
• Provides information to the teacher so the teacher can effectively communicate with parents.
• Works with administration to meet professional requirements and responsibilities.
• Is punctual in attendance and in responding to timelines and due dates.
• Maintains the dress code policy established by Carlsbad Municipal Schools as appropriate to job duties.
• Always maintain consistent supervision of students.
• Limits cell phone usage during instruction and supervision of students.
• Keeps Instructional Assistant credentials current.

• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of a fully licensed teacher.
• Performs care-giving duties including, but not limited to toileting duties, feeding, pushing wheelchairs, and lifting/transferring students with special needs.
• Other duties as assigned by the teacher or principal.
• Education and Experience
• Required
• High School diploma or GED.
• Possess or qualify for a New Mexico Level III Educational Assistant License.
• Must be able to pass employment verification.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Preferred
• Associate degree
• College level coursework in language arts, reading, writing, math, special education, professional education, classroom management is desired.
• Additional education and/or desirable training.