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Education Assistant/Education Assistant
4/26/2024
Forest Lake Area Schools (ISD #831)
NORTHEAST METRO 916 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
VACANCY NOTICE
Date Posted: April 26, 2024
Position Title: Signing Education Assistant
Assignment: Forest Lake Area School District;
Hours Per Day: 7 hours/day
Pay Range: $18.75 - $25.50 per hour
Expected Starting Date: ASAP
Nature of Work:
Incumbents are responsible for providing educational support following established procedures. Responsibilities may include: setting up and organizing individual or group activities; providing instructional support; monitoring students' behavior to ensure a safe and healthy environment; maintaining and preparing routine records and reports; and maintaining equipment.
Typical Class Responsibilities:
- Assists teachers with the planning, preparation and implementation of differentiated instruction for individual students and groups. Prepares and organizes learning materials.
- Assists teachers with student record keeping including collecting and entering data for progress reports and other documents.
- Monitors students at all times including support of physical cares as needed
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Functional Class Responsibilities:
- Ensures communication access via sign language and augmentative communication tools.
- Ability to expand functional Sign Language vocabulary and utilize basic sign expansion strategies when specific vocabulary is unknown.
- Demonstrates competency of expressive use of Sign Language for dialogues and short sentences, narratives and/or stories utilizing important ASL grammatical features.
Training and Experience Requirements:
- Basic sign language skills required. Completion of ASL Level III coursework preferred.
- High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)
- 1 to 3 years successful experience working with adolescents, and/or individuals with special needs. Other successful work experience can be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of study at an institution of higher education (60 college credits), an Associate degree (or higher) or successful completion of the Paraeducator training and assessments (District funded)
- Applicable subject matter(s);
- Assistive learning tools;
- Student support principles
- Recordkeeping principles;
- Applicable local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
- Computers and related software applications
Skill Requirements:
- Sign language
- Providing student support;
- Using assistive learning tools;
- Applying local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
- Operating a computer and applicable software applications;
- Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Physical Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Commitment to Equity: