• Works collaboratively by assisting teachers in assessment, curriculum implementation, student interactions, enforcing safe behaviors, and enhancing social growth of student in the classroom. Such assistance may be provided in special education classrooms, in regular education classrooms to special needs students, and in one-on-one or small group situations.
• Assist students with common daily tasks such as eating, dressing, toileting, to include diapering. May provide colostomy care including emptying colostomy bags and cleaning of the skin. May provide catheterization. May administer tube feedings and/or medication(s) as authorized by the school nurse and supervisory staff. May provide health services and assistance to include changing dressings, assisting with oxygen, assisting with insulin, assisting with nebulizers or inhalers, and assisting with walkers, wheelchairs, canes, crutches.
• Teach independent living skills such as cooking, laundry, general personal hygiene and cleanliness.
• Facilitates student involvement in school activities and/or community access.
• Takes action, or assist in taking action, to restrain students who are at risk of harming themselves or others by following school/district approved restraint procedures.
• Assist in implementing physical and occupational therapy plans by working with students to increase range of motion, mobility, and positioning.
• May escort students in one-on-one or small groups to and from recess and playground, to and from bus locations, and may be required to ride on the bus with student(s).
• May oversee student safety by such activities as recess and playground supervision, bus duty, crossing guard duty, hallway supervision, etc. Takes steps to intervene when students are not in control or may be in dangerous or unsafe situations.
• Provides instructional support and tutoring to students in large groups, small groups, and one-on-one situations.
• Document behavior of students to assist teacher in assessing progress with education plans. Maintain, or assist in maintaining, student weekly progress reports.
• Required to follow Board policies and stay abreast of updates and changes.
• Performs Other Duties as Assigned.
• May attend building meetings and events i.e. staff meetings, open house, and/or related in-service activities/workshops.
• May serve on building committees.
• May attend program meetings and events, i.e. department meetings, open house, and or related in-service activities/workshops.
• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the several types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Wages and benefits as per the DCPEA collective bargaining agreement.