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Goodwill TalentBridge, a full service staffing and recruitment firm, is part of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago, the largest of the 165 Goodwill territories in North America. With more than 90 years of experience in Workforce Development and job training, Goodwill is helping thousands of people find work in the communities we serve, including 13 counties in Wisconsin and 10 counties in Illinois.

Goodwill TalentBridge is recruiting for individuals who want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of our students and in the community of Waukesha.

We are searching for passionate and enthusiastic Special Education Assistants to work in the schools, at all grade levels. The Special Education Assistant will assist the Teacher in meeting the diversified needs of students with various disabilities.

In this position, you will be required to assist in classroom modifications, communicate effectively with regular and special education staff, provide structure and feedback, and work with other students as assigned.

DUTIES

• Work collaboratively with the student's educational team.

• Develop, modify, or adapt instruction and materials at the direction of the teacher.

• Convey the content of the message clearly and accurately according to the receptive language level of the student.

• Participate as a member of the IEP team.

• Assist in communication throughout the school day in a variety of settings (recess, lunch, peer interactions, emergency drills) as stated in the IEP.

• At the direction of the teacher, work on academic, communication, social, and self help skills.

• Assist the teacher in behavior management and classroom maintenance activities.

• Assist the teacher in providing instructional activities and reinforcement for special education students.

• Physically assist with students including lifting as needed.

• Record keeping related to child's individual program at the direction of the teacher.

• Prepare materials at the direction of the teacher.

• Supervise students during structured and unstructured times at the direction of the teacher.

• Assist in the general supervision of students on the campus and off campus.

• Assist in the supervision of students on the bus to and from school, when needed, and on field trips.

• Accompany students to regular education classes and provide needed assistance.

• Implement behavior management strategies for a student or a group of students.

• Assist in the behavior management of students by carrying out plans for students and supervising individual students in both structured and unstructured settings, including non-violent crisis intervention strategies.

• Assist with personal care procedures as needed for students (ex. dressing, toileting, feeding, etc.). When needed, designated health care procedures such as tube feeding, colostomy care, Clean-Intermittent-Catheterization (CIC) suctioning, or administration of medication following instructional training by the school district nurse.

• Other assignments within special education as directed by the teacher or principal of the building.

• Fulfill other duties as assigned by school district administration.

• Report student related concerns to the appropriate educational personnel.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Modeling and reinforcing positive behaviors which are expected of students.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, walk and hear.

• The employee may frequently twist, bend or crouch, and may occasionally lift, and/or move, push or pull up to 75 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• This job is performed in a school setting both indoors (classrooms/cafeteria/hallways) and outdoors (playground).