Special Needs Instructional Assistant

General Description of Position Duties: Supervision and assist students with IEP's in the Self-Contained education setting. Special Skills, Training or Aptitudes Required or Desired: Must be flexible, patient, and caring. Have training or a willingness to learn strategies in all academic areas. Display an interest in working collaboratively with colleagues as well as performing other duties. Physical and Mental Efforts: This position requires a high level of physical and mental endurance. Sitting in an office/classroom environment, performing tasks on a computer or other technical devices. Frequent standing, particularly for sustained periods of time Frequent walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one part of the building to another. Constantly talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas to colleagues and/or students accurately, loudly, or quickly Ability to hear and listen to detailed information through oral communication. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision and distance vision. Ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Business / Employee Benefits (leb.k12.in.us)