1. Delivers educational instruction and interventions designed by general and special education teachers
to help students meet educational, academic, life skill, behavioral, physical, social, and emotional goals.
2. Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing situations.
3. Ability to organize materials and use time effectively.
4. Ability to remain calm while working with students in crisis.
5. Ability to utilize district-approved de-escalation strategies when working with students in crisis.
6. Attend to the unique health and physical needs of students, which may include feeding,
dressing, self-care, toileting, diapering, and other activities of daily living.
7. May conduct classes in the teacher's absence or during emergencies, focusing on
re-teaching rather than introducing new material.
8. Escort students to and from designated areas for lunch, recess, activities, work programs,
arrival and dismissal, as well as field trips.
9. Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 45 pounds, and perform tasks such as standing.
sitting, walking, bending, stooping, or kneeling.
10. Ability to navigate the school facility.
11. Ability to operate standard office equipment and relevant technology and applications. 12. Excellent verbal
and written communication skills, including reading and understanding
documentation, instructions, policies, and procedures, and communicating effectively with students, and
parents/guardians, co-workers, and supervisors.
13. Capacity to make informed and autonomous decisions in the absence of supervision.
14. Other duties as assigned by the supervising teacher, principal, or Director of Special Education