Special Education Educational Assistant – Summer Program and Extended School Year
Description:
The Brooklyn Center Community Schools (BCCS) District is seeking applicants to join our Special Education Assistant team this summer! We are developing an inclusive ESY program that ensures students with disabilities have additional access to general education summer programs and a well-rounded summer experience!
With the supervision of licensed staff, The Special Education EA will assist with the implementation of a comprehensive educational program for students in an inclusionary setting, instructing or delivering services to students, assisting classroom teachers by working with individual students or small groups with related work as apparent or assigned, and encouraging engagement and participation during ESY and summer program activities. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Principal.
BCCS is looking for applicants driven to uphold our Mission: To become a justice-center school community who fuels each student’s unique genius.
BCCS Core Values – Written on a foundation of students’ voice, our district core values communicate the culture and character of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.
· We stand front and center
· We demonstrate passion, pride, and perseverance
· We acknowledge and disrupt oppressive systems
· Our diversity fuels learning
· We fiercely lead in justice-centered educated
Essential Job Responsibilities:
· Assists and supervises students with instructional and non-instructional activities, classroom assignments, toileting, feeding, dressing, mobility, etc.
· Support students on the bus as needed
· Establishes positive relationships with students and acts as a role model for appropriate social skills and behaviors in all situations.
· Adapts classroom activities, assignments, and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher to support and reinforce classroom objectives.
· Helps teacher(s) reinforce positive student behavior by applying proactive strategies.
· Assumes safety responsibilities for students in all environments.
· Reviews student Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs).
· Collects data in accordance with the student’s IEP goals and objectives as directed by licensed staff.
· Reinforces instruction through individual or small group activities; keeps students focused on tasks assigned by teacher(s).
· Oversees and supervises students throughout the day, including field trips, program events, boarding, riding on, and unboarding buses, during meals, recess, and other settings where teacher(s) may not be present; helps students transition to and from class.
· Assists students with learning organizational and computer literacy skills.
· Maintains service logs and records on students.
· Assists with preparing lesson materials and with classroom preparation
· Distributes teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students; distributes and collects tests and homework assignments.
· Instructs and monitors students in the use and care of equipment and materials in order to prevent injuries and damage.
· Observes students’ performance and records relevant data to assess progress.
· Provides disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities.
· Organizes and supervises games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
· Other duties as assigned.
Pay and Benefits: Pay and Benefits based on the contract
Duty Days: Monday-Thursday June 20 – July 28. No school July 4th.
Program Hours for students (see below for SEA hours):
ECSE: 8:30-10:30
Elementary: 8:00-2:00
Secondary: 9:00-1:30
*Total SEA staff paid hours are variable! Total SEA work hours include student contact time listed above, in addition to before and after program time supporting breakfast and bussing and teacher collaboration. This additional time will add up to approximately 1-2 hours each day depending on the program and students. Labor requirements with earned breaks (paid and unpaid) will be scheduled in as well.
Qualifications:
· Experience working as an educational or teacher’s assistant, paraprofessional, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
· Minnesota Paraprofessional Certification or Minnesota Educational Assistant Certificate.
Knowledge, Skills and, Abilities Preferred:
· Thorough knowledge of the English language structure and content, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
· General knowledge of curriculum and training design principles and methods.
· General knowledge of teaching and instructing individuals and groups.
· Experience in the use of computers and other technology equipment.
· Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively, both orally and in written form.
· Ability to understand and follow instructions precisely.
· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrators, officials, associates, parents, and the general public.
Physical Requirements: Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and exposure to bodily fluids; may be required to wear a mask and other personal protective equipment in a pandemic outbreak; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g., business office, light traffic).
Application Process:
Please select this link to learn more about Brooklyn Center Community Schools: https://www.brooklyncenterschools.org/.
Please select this link to apply online: https://www.applitrack.com/brooklyncenterschools/onlineapp/.
BROOKLYN CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Brooklyn Center Community Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives, and regulations of Federal, State, and Local governing bodies or agencies. Brooklyn Center Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, gender identity and expression, disability, age, or status.