Purpose Statement
The job of Special Education Tutor was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional program within assigned school with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision and instruction of special needs students, severely special needs students; observing and documenting student progress; implementing plans for instruction; and assisting students by providing for special health care needs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with individual students or small groups of students under the supervision of a certified teacher to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Collect data on student progress.
• Evidence of the ability to work cooperatively with staff.
• Assist the teacher in the handling, operation and care of equipment, used in the classroom, including media, and instructional materials.
• Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips and in other non-classroom activities.
• Check notebooks, correct papers and supervise testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher with non-instructional duties, such as snack, toilet and clothing routines.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Assist the teacher in drill work, large group reading or storytelling.
• Alert the regular teacher regarding any problem or special information related to an individual student.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by teacher.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set and assigned by the teacher.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Assist in providing a well-organized, smoothly functioning school environment.
• Help students complete research and learning projects.
• Talks to and attempts to calm student(s) who are distressed.
• Attend inclusion classes with special education students and assist in implementing alternative instructional strategies.
• Assist with implementation of inclusion plans for students.
• Assist in maintaining an environment conducive to learning as requested by the teacher.
• Assist with discipline and other classroom duties as requested by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in supervising students on arrival to or departure from school and all transitional times.
• Assist in monitoring students during eating periods.
• Assist with playground supervision, as needed.
• Assist in hall and stairway supervision.
• Escort students to other rooms/locations as required.
• Willingness to serve as a bus monitor.
• Maintain the same high level of ethnical behavior and sensitivity of information about students as is expected of a certified teacher or assistant teacher.
• Attend staff development workshops to enhance instructional delivery to children.
• Participate in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• May work with special needs student(s) to assist with daily living needs, such as feeding and bathroom accommodations.
• Assist in other related duties that may be assigned by the teacher.
• Assist in one or more of the following services required for assigned students as directed:
  • Therapeutic feeding
  • Diaper changing
  • Toileting
  • Self-help skills
  • Muscle tone exercises
  • Positioning
  • Colostomy care
  • Embarkation/debarkation of buses including lifting of students when necessary.
• Perform related duties as appropriate for the position as assigned by the appropriate administrator/supervisor.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma is required
• Must meet NCLB Para compliance requirements, as applicable.
• Must possess or be willing to acquire the skills necessary to support needs associated with autism, ABA, behavioral needs, as well as activities of daily living such as feeding.
• Experience/training in working with children.
• Such additions and alternatives to the above qualifications as may be appropriate and acceptable.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions effectively.
• Exhibits good judgment, patience, tact and courtesy.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of, at a minimum, the essential function of the position.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Apply On-line
Please go on-line at www.danbury.k12.ct.us job listings