Special Education Assistant - Additional Adult Support 24/25 SY

Job Description

TITLE : Additional Adult Support (AASUP) : Special Education Instructional Assistant

WHO WE ARE : Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is a student-focused, innovative educational organization committed to academic excellence.

Our mission is to empower and educate all students to think critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace diversity, and to pursue their dreams with a purpose.

We are a family of excellent public schools in which every student has the opportunity to succeed and the power to create their own future.

Led by forward-thinking leadership and our commitment to prioritizing students, racial equity, and authentic engagement with our families, team members, and communities, our staff have diverse opportunities to develop their careers in a challenging but rewarding environment.

We are an organization for people who are passionate about education and who are committed to the Indianapolis community.

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY :

We are looking for a Special Education Instructional Assistant (AASUP) who will positively impact student success by planning, carrying out, evaluating, and supervising instructional activities.

Our Special Education Instructional Assistant plays a key role in ensuring that students receive access to rigorous math curriculum and instruction through authentic engagement.

As a member of the Unified Student Supports Team, you will receive excellent benefits, opportunities to grow within your role and the organization, and collaborative and supportive colleagues who put students first.

WHAT YOU’LL DO :

The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your day-to-day may look like.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Commit to implement differentiated instruction to assigned special education student Maintain control that is conducive to student, classroom and campus safety

Complete and maintain non-violent crisis intervention certification and regularly practice non-violent intervention strategies with students

Collaborate with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional support responsibilities. Under a teacher's supervision, plans, prepares and develops various teaching aids, such as study guides, charts and visual / auditory supports.

Support activities of daily living including, toileting, feeding and diapering, and physical transitions or mobility.

Monitor students in the classroom, cafeteria, on the playground and in the community. (May need to guide play and intervene with behavior.)

Provide support for students as planned by professional staff (teachers, therapists, social workers, etc.).

Follow team prescribed procedures for academic, social, communication and behavioral intervention plans.

Maintain confidentiality of records of students served and their progress

Assist in the collection and compilation of student, parent, teacher and community data Attend professional meetings

Discuss pupils' academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with teacher Administer frequent assessments to evaluate students' continuous progress.

Analyze data - evaluate student work and assessment data to make instructional adjustments (error pattern analysis)

Other duties as assigned

Day In the Life Overview

On a regular day, as the Additional Adult Support : Special Education Instructional Assistant you might :

Provide indirect support to an individual student for a portion of or entirety of the school day.

Provide interventions under the direction of a licensed teacher that reinforces reading, language arts and / or mathematics instruction of the classroom teacher

Help prepare students for formal and informal assessments

Administer achievement tests and evaluates test results to discover the level of language and math skills

Carry out supervisory responsibilities related to monitoring students' behavior and activities in the classroom, on the campus, and during school events

Collect data on direct and indirect services and progress of students

Work collaboratively with other staff

WHAT YOU’ll BRING : SKILLS AND MINDSETS

As an ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to achieve the following :

Broad knowledge of Indiana and IPS special education policies, practices and programs Highly-developed communications skills (written / verbal) and interpersonal savvy

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong strategic analytical and writing capabilities, and interpersonal savvy

Proactive nature; able to anticipate conflicts before they rise, results / action-orientation; project management skills

Racial equity mindset and other critical indicators related to DEI

Organizational agility; developed negotiation skills

Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust

Ability to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment. Ability to be creative in developing alternatives to meet IPS Instructional needs

Track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of actors. Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively.

Close attention to detail coupled with the ability to exercise good judgment Ability to execute meetings, calls, and emails with professionalism, courtesy, and accuracy.

Ability to effectively allocate and prioritize time to several tasks to ensure completion of all

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum 60 semester hours from an accredited university or a passing score on the Para Pro Praxis Test

Experience in working with children (preferred)

FLSA CLASSIFICATION :

Non-Exempt

ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK :

Not eligible

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel;
• talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms;

and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.