Individual Support Aide

Duties and Responsibilities To provide specialized support in an educational setting to deaf and hard of hearing students who may have learning challenges in physical, cognitive, and/or social-emotional domains. Assists other professionals with data collection, occasional student crisis intervention, and planning for support and proactive classroom management. Daily Expectations - Provide one-on-one assistance to the assigned student throughout the school day. - Support the student with academic tasks, including reading, writing, math, and other classroom activities. - Implement individualized education plan (IEP) accommodations and behavioral interventions under the guidance of the teacher. - Assists student with personal care, mobility, and health needs including feeding, toileting, and personal hygiene as required. - Encourage positive social interactions with peers. - Monitor and report on student progress in academics, social emotional learning, health behavior, and any incidents or concerns to the teacher. - Assists student in following daily routines, activities that may include, communication skills, academic skills, social emotional development, leisure skills and other identified skill need areas - Participates with student data collection, documentation, and interpretation. - Helps with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment - May be delegated certain health care monitoring responsibilities by the school nurse. - Assists and monitors safe student transitions to and from classroom and various activities, i.e. lunch, specials, assemblies, therapies, arrival, dismissal, etc - As needed consistently follows behavior management plan designed for individual students under the direction of the Special Education Director, Teacher or Counselor - Maintain a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment - Maintains the confidentiality of students, staff, and families. Refrains from gossip. - Attend meetings and training sessions as required. - Will be trained in Safety Care Positive Behavioral Safety approaches Job Requirements - Associate’s degree or higher - Communicates competently in American Sign Language - Clear written English skills - Demonstrates ability to work effectively as part of an educational team - Respects the cultural norms and language of the Deaf community - Prior experience working with children preferred - Has ability to accept and constructively use feedback and suggestions related to job responsibilities and performance - Able to maintain professional boundaries - Understands basic behavior principles and positive approaches to education - Excellent work attendance - Background check required Work Hours 7:45 AM to 3:15 PM, Monday through Friday, with the possibility of additional hours during Extended School Year (ESY). Contact Information Isabella Bucci, Human Resources Assistant One Corliss Park, Providence, Rhode Island 02908 Phone: 401-213-1932 Email: ibucci@rideaf.net