Summary
Description
Responsibility with Special Education Students
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provide job-related support or coaching to students in Avalon's work-based learning program as defined by each student's IEP.
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Provide academic and behavioral support, as well as supervision, in both group and one-on-one settings as defined by each student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and under the direction and supervision of the special education case manager(s) for students receiving special education services.
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Read all IEPs of students on workload in order to provide academic and behavioral support.
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Supervise groups of students receiving special education services in a special education case manager’s office or other designated space when necessary.
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Assist students receiving special education services in learning process through reinforcement of positive behavior, individual instruction, socialization, and good communication.
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Circulate in the general education classroom to provide behavioral supports where needed for students receiving special education services determined by the special education manager(s) and/or general education teachers.
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Help students receiving special education services develop/self-monitor organization skills as determined by the IEP and special education manager(s).
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Facilitate appropriate social interactions among students receiving special education services, including when they are interacting with general education peers.
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Monitor student activities, promoting respect, explaining social norms and disciplinary consequences, and de-escalating personal confrontations.
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Maintain behavior documentation, with written observations and anecdotal information, when necessary.
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Work with the special education case manager(s) and special education coordinator for initial and on-going trainings and meetings throughout the year.
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Participate in IEP team meetings by contributing appropriate information, ideas, and assistance as determined by the special education case manager.
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Attend all required staff meetings on time.
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Maintain confidentiality of all information regarding all students.
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Provide accurate information about a student only to those who have the right to know under the direction of the special education case manager(s) (e.g. team members).