General Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Day Treatment Special Education Teacher, the Classroom Specialist assists the teacher in instruction, classroom management and positive behavior management to engage students with primary intellectual disabilities with high intensity support needs and extremely significant behavioral challenges.

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Salary: The full salary range for this position is $22.54-$27.42 hourly. Offers are made at the beginning of the range. Assignment/Location:  This position will serve Quest Academy in Longview, WA, and will work approximately 32 hrs/wk, school year schedule. Hours are 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. with a half-hour lunch on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. with an hour lunch on Wednesdays.

Essential Functions/Other Functions

Essential Functions:

1. Provide instruction under the supervision and direction of the classroom teacher, to individual students in academic and functional skills domains, including communication, self-care, social skills, community use, functional academics, leisure and work.
2. Participates actively in the process of completing functional behavioral assessments by collecting specific data related to students' behaviors, and contributes to the development of students' Behavior Support Plans through sharing data and observations.
3. Manages student behaviors by adhering to the Behavior Support Plan developed for the student; utilizes principles of de-escalation at all times.
4. Takes action, or assists in taking action, to seclude or restrain students who are at risk of harming themselves or others by following district-approved restraint/seclusion procedures.
5. Follows guidelines for use of the least intrusive intervention and best practices consistent with the students' needs and disabilities; provides feedback and adjusts the nature and frequency with which positive reinforcement is provided to students.
6. Builds students' ability to communicate through consistent use of communication methods, implementing them with fidelity as instructed by the speech/language pathologist and classroom teacher.
7. Provides for students' personal care needs including feeding, toileting, tube feeding, catheterization, and diaper changing.
8. Supports students on transportation/bussing to and from academy, as needed.
9. Problem solve with students on a daily basis.
10. Works with students on an individual or group basis to provide skills training consistent with IEP and Behavior Support Plan.
11. Facilitates instruction to teach interpersonal conflict resolution.
12. Performs health tasks and implements individualized protocols as delegated by the Registered Nurse and assigned by the classroom teacher.
13. Follow student behavior plans and provide input and feedback to teachers, psychologists, and program manager.
14. Contributes to and cooperates with the classroom instructional team including the teacher, related services staff, other educational assistants.

Other Functions:

Supervises students' arrival and departure, recess, breaks, and lunch in the education facility and the community.

Communicates accurately and effectively with other education staff, program manager, and community service providers related to instruction.

Collects and records data on student performance.

Given a behavioral escalation, responds to the needs of the students consistent with the behavior support plan and crisis plan.