24-25 - Doyle - IIP Special Education Assistant (SEA) - 0.875 FTE (35hpw)

24-25 - Doyle - IIP Special Education Assistant (SEA) - 0.875 FTE (35hpw)

Holtzman Building

$23.16 - 23.16 Hourly Wage

MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for openings for the 2024-2025 school year. The Madison Metropolitan School District actively seeks and encourages women and candidates of color to apply.

Becoming a Model School District

The Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.

Our strategy is captured in our , and centers on three major goals : that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel at school.

To achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive.

Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.

We firmly believe and are here to create a work environment that is challenging and rewarding, while supporting you in your career path.

We aim to foster, cultivate, and retain a skilled workforce that supports and mirrors the diversity of our student population.

We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders and support staff in every school.

About Our District

The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 27,000 students.

More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools.

Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.

Summary : Supervised by an Assistant Director of Student Services and collaboratively guided by a special education teacher / related services staff, a special education assistant will perform highly specialized work with students who receive special education services through Intensive Intervention Programming.

The location of this specialized work is fluid based on student needs and can vary daily between school-based sites, community-based sites, and the Holtzman Learning Center.

Special education assistants may be assigned to support students in elementary, middle and high school. The goal of Intensive Intervention Programming is to support and empower our students to identify strengths and achieve personal goals while developing the behavioral and social-emotional skills necessary to successfully access academic and enrichment learning opportunities alongside their peers.

Intensive Intervention Programming Beliefs and Values :

All students have the ability and right to access and develop academic, social, emotional, and behavioral skills for emotional management, relationship building, and decision-making.

Identifying and building on each student’s strengths will result in students developing the confidence and skills to grow as a unique individual and learner to achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams.

Our programs support students in developing and implementing self-advocacy skills to promote the autonomy to create goals for themselves and to engage in self-discovery to build a strengthened identity across various environments.

Collaboration among all significant individuals in a student’s life is essential to each student’s success.

The environment we create provides fun, safe, supportive, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed programs.

Essential Functions :

• Provide instructional support and reinforcement to students in academic, behavioral and functional areas across school, community and vocational settings.
• Implement curriculum and behavioral intervention strategies across environments, under the direction and guidance of a teacher and / or related services staff.
• Maintain student confidentiality, including written records.
• Assist with coordination and communication activities with other staff to provide feedback regarding student performance.
• Assist with data collection activities (reviewing and documenting student progress both academic and behavior, etc.)
• Monitor and implement positive behavior strategies in supporting students : behavior support plans, safety plans, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention policies / procedures.
• Provide supervision during lunch, recess, playground, hallways and field trips.
• Participate in Intensive Intervention Programming (IIP) and district level training opportunities.

Qualifications : Licensing, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Ability to provide individual and small group instructional reinforcement

Ability to work independently with students in school, community, vocational, and domestic situations under the direction of a teacher

Ability to keep accurate student data

Ability to work with physically aggressive students

Ability to work with students who are nonverbal or who do not have intelligible speech

Ability to follow teacher direction, written plans, individual education programs, and behavior intervention plans

Ability to communicate effectively with diverse students, staff and community, orally and in writing

Ability to maintain student confidentiality

Ability to walk, lift (up to 50 lbs.), climb, bend, reach, and kneel

Ability to learn and use basic computer skills (e-mail, internet, word processing)

Must be mature, patient and compassionate when working with all students

Experience working cross-culturally and / or commitment to work toward improving one’s own cultural competence (i.e., valuing difference / diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one’s skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn in these areas)

Department of Public Instruction Certification (License) to work with disabled children; may apply during / after offer and cost is covered by the District

Candidates have an Associate’s Degree or 48 academic credits beyond high school or pass assessment taken onsite in lieu of college credits

Preferred :

Candidates have an Associate’s Degree or 48 academic credits beyond high school

Fluency in Spanish and English

Prior experience working in a public school setting

Prior experience working with children who have disabilities

Prior experience working with children who are non-ambulatory and / or nonverbal

CPR certification

First aid training

Experience using email, internet, and word processing programs