Title: Special Education Assistant
Department: Special Education Department
Reports to (Title): Building Principal
Major Functions:
Responsible for implementing the individualized supports and services for students with identified disabilities in accordance with the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The SPED assistant will provide a safe classroom environment favorable to
learning and personal growth; will establish effective rapport with students, parents, and educational supports/providers; and will
motivate students to develop and increase skills necessary to make progress on IEP goals and grade-level standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide services based on students’ IEPs with direction from Special Education teacher
- Manage student behavior to provide productive learning opportunities for all students
o Maintain Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification and implement those skills with
fidelity
o Maintain Behavior Modification Plans (BMPs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)
• Assist teacher in the collection and organization of academic and behavioral data
• Perform routine clerical duties such as preparation of instructional and classroom materials; make
copies when necessary
• Provide support to the teacher by setting up work areas, and by distributing and collecting paperwork
and supplies
- Assist in overseeing students while in general education classroom or other activities
- Assist students in physical tasks, such as, but not limited to; putting on and taking off outer wear,
moving from room to room; assist students getting on and off the bus, etc.
- Assist students with daily functional and/or personal needs
- Direct group activities of students with disabilities as assigned; assist in emergency drills, assemblies,
recess and field trips
- Participate in required professional development and training and apply new information learned in the
classroom
- Actively supervise and monitor students in areas and activities that take place on the way to and from
school, in the classroom, in the hallways and restrooms, during sensory breaks, and during playground
activities and recess, to ensure a safe school environment
- Report student concerns directly and expeditiously to teacher
- Demonstrate professionalism and high ethical standards; act in alignment with the Mississippi Code of
Ethics
• Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities dealing with special education students as may be
assigned by the supervisor
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy of all Desoto County Schools’ records.
Minimum Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED equivalent and successful completion of the ACT Workkeys or 48 approved
semester hours or Associates Degree. Ability to work with special needs children.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this
classification. Employees may perform other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor,
administrative staff or superintendent.
