Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District White Bear Lake , MN 55110
Posted 3 weeks ago
Position Information
This position is a 7 hour/day position, scheduled to work 183 days per year. This position is full-benefit eligible, including health, dental, life and retirement benefits. This position has an anticipated start date of August 2024. There are positions available at Bellaire Education Center (White Bear Lake), Karner Blue Education Center (Blaine), Pankalo Education Center (Woodbury), Quora Secondary School (Little Canada), South Campus Education Center (White Bear Lake), and WELS N (Vadnais Heights).
Nature of Work
Incumbents are responsible for providing instructional and behavioral support to students individually or in small groups, and ensuring a safe and healthy education environment. Responsibilities may include: assisting teachers with modifying curriculum, class activities or materials; providing instructional support in various disciplines and facilitating social skills; monitoring students' behavior to ensure a safe and healthy environment; de-escalating student issues; providing physical care; and maintaining and preparing routine records and reports.
Typical Class Responsibilities
Assists teachers by providing instructional support to students where differentiated/modified instruction is needed; secures the necessary equipment needed within the class to accommodate specialized student needs.
Assists teachers with overseeing the safety, personal conduct, personal care, and behavior of the students; redirects students engaging in negative or unexpected behavior; documents behaviors; implements behavior support plans and monitors for effectiveness; intervenes when necessary to deescalate students deemed to be in crises.
Assists with the instruction of student workers by providing guidance in the handling of industry specific tools and machinery, maintaining work areas, and preventing accidents.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Training and Experience Requirements
Knowledge Requirements
Applicable subject matter(s)
Assistive learning tools
Student support principles
Recordkeeping principles
Applicable local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations
Computer and related software applications
Skill Requirements
Monitoring children in an educational setting
Observing and recording student behavior
Using assistive learning tools
Preparing and maintaining records and reports
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
Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects
Job requirements include:
Occasionally (1-33% of the time) run, climb or balance, taste and smell, and lift up to 100lbs
Frequently (34-66% of the time) sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop/kneel/crouch or crawl, and lift up to 25lbs
Continuously (67-100% of the time) stand, walk, use hands, and talk and hear
Special Education Profile
Special Education programs and services in Northeast Metro 916 are central to the Intermediate District's mission and fully integrated in its structure and decision-making processes. Programs provide special education and related service support to students from early childhood through age 21 with emotional/behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders, developmental and cognitive disabilities, deaf and hard of hearing disabilities, and learning disabilities.
Our highly structured, safe learning environments share these characteristics:
Classrooms of 4-10 students supported by 1-4 trained education assistants.
Behavior management support, on-site mental health professionals, due process and curriculum support staff.
In-house collaborative teams include: audiologists, behavior specialists, deaf/blind specialists and interveners, autism specialists, developmental adaptive physical education teachers, education assistants, health specialists, occupational therapists and assistants, physical/other health disabilities teachers, physical therapists and assistants, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, speech/language pathologists, and sign language interpreters.
Commitment to Equity
At Northeast Metro 916, equity means that everyone has access to what they need in order to learn, grow and thrive.
Northeast Metro 916 will not discriminate against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District