What are the responsibilities and job description for the SpEd Preschool Instructional Assistant position at Leeds Elementary School?
Description:
Special Ed Instructional Assistant – Preschool Classroom
Qualifications:
- Para-educator License with early childhood endorsement or CDA or 2 year Degree or higher preferred
- Ability to work with challenging students
- Be able to work with students academically and socially
- Able to attend to personal hygiene of students
- Assist in implementing the preschool curriculum and assessment
- Good communication skills/Interpersonal skills
- Responsible for documentation and record-keeping
- Positive, caring, and patient individuals preferred
- Enjoys working with students with behavior challenges
- Knowledge and experience in behavior modification program preferred
- Ability to redirect students towards positive behaviors
- If required able to communicate with student's case manager, medical providers, and caregivers
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act prior to starting, you must have one of the following:
· Two years of study at an institution of higher education; or
· Associate degree or higher; or
· Obtain voluntary certification through the Board of Educational Examiners(Paraeducator Certification); or
· Successful completion of ACT WorkKeys® (NCRC Assessment).
ACT WorkKeys® Assessment
ACT WorkKeys®is a job skills assessment system that helps employers select, hire, train, develop and retain a high-performance workforce. This series of tests measures foundational and soft skills and offers specialized assessments to target institutional needs.
Successful completion of ACT WorkKeys® assessments in Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information can lead to earning ACT's National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC), a portable credential earned by more than 2.3 million people across the United States. If you are interested in taking the NCRC assessments, you may schedule a time at one of the IowaWORKS Centers.
For more information, please contact Iowa Work Force Development at 712-233-9030. The calendar of testing times and locations is available on the Skilled Iowa website:
https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/assess-and-improve-my-skills
The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.
The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices. The District is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs, activities, or employment.
Inquiries or grievances under Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to Dr. Dora Jung, Director of Student Services/Title IX Coordinator at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations to the District may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or both. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.