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- Ensure the safety of students
- Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g. custody papers, medical records, communication with parents and other teachers
- Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
- Assist students in the cafeteria, playground/recess, hall and/or classroom
- Direct and discipline children according to the directions of the Building Principal and/or refer disciplinary cases to the Building Principal
- Keep student focused and on-task, every period, as much as possible
- Ability to carry out policies and procedures of the Board of Education and the Principal
- Carry out other normal routine and extra activities necessary for the educational development of students with disabilities
- Supervise and assist students at various school activities and functions
- Monitor and manage student behavior as directed by the teacher
- Assist students in the development of life skills and appropriate social behaviors
- Conduct individual or small groups reinforcing exercises as directed by the teacher
- Supervise students as directed by the teacher
- Work with students with disabilities under the supervision of teachers
- Record keeping as necessary
- Attend meetings and in-services as required
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal/Director of Special Programs
- Keep student current on homework assignments
- Ability to manage student behavior effectively
- Must be able to deal appropriately with students who exhibit emotional or behavioral problems, aggressive behavior, or physical problems
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Classroom experience with students with disabilities preferred
- Appropriate State of Ohio certification/license, i.e., Ohio Education Aide certificate
- BCI/FBI report
- First aid/CPR training desirable
- Training in instructional methodologies desirable
- Frequent interaction among unruly children
- Exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
- Occasional requirements to travel to grocery store/fields trips
- Occasional requirement to "2 person lift" and carry children up to approximately 80 lbs.
- Occasional requirement to climb, kneel, sit, and balance
- Occasional overtime work will be requested and expected of the employee
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate.
- This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed
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