<sup>PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  Provides one-on-one or small group assistance to students with special needs, allowing them to attend a regular classroom setting on a regular basis.

Hours: up to 7.5 hrs/day
Beginning Hourly Rate:</sup>

^{General Education Associate substitute: $15.62/hr
Special Education Associate substitute: $17.02/hr}

<sup>This position is part-time on an as-needed basis and is not eligible for health insurance benefits.

Please review the UCSD Actions of Excellence to gain an understanding of the expectations for UCSD employees.</sup>

^{QUALIFICATIONS:}
(Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, Education, Certification/Licensure, Experience, Equipment)  

^{Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:}

1. Ability to work with physically impaired and students with special needs on a daily basis.

2. Able to react quickly and calmly when an emergency arises.

3. Knowledge of IEP procedures, physical therapy, and occupational therapy programs.

4. Knowledge of how to use assistive devises such as wheelchairs and walkers.

5. Ability to communicate with extreme patience to students with special needs or behavioral problems.

6. Work with individuals towards IEP goals.

7. Ability to explain and participate in daily activities.

8. Must be able to interact in a positive manner with students, faculty, parents, and other staff members.

 

^Education:

^{1. High School Diploma or equivalent required.}

^Experience:

^{1. Some experience in a school setting helpful but not required.}

 

^Equipment:

^{1. Office equipments such as cell phone, multi-line phone system, fax machines, copiers, and computers.}

^{2. Assistive devices such as wheelchairs and walkers.}

 

^{ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:}

^{1. Accompany special needs students to classes, lunch, and on extensive community-based outside trips to work on daily living, career, and leisure skills.}

^{2. Provide instructional assistance to students in subjects when needed.}

^{3. Provide assistance in classes such as PE, Home Arts, Computers.}

^{4. Administer physical and/or occupational therapy programs, where appropriate, when trained by classroom and/or education agency therapists.}

^{5. Assist with mobility needs such as repositioning, loading and unloading onto the bus, as well as transporting students around the school.}

^{6. Assist students with self-care needs when appropriate.}

^{7. Assist with programs the teacher has created for educational purposes.}

^{8. Report incidents of an unusual nature to teacher and principal.} 

^{9. Maintain a reliable attendance record.}

^{10. Maintain confidentiality.}

^{11. Other duties as assigned by classroom teacher, building administrator and/or Coordinator of Special Education.}

  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Repetitious bending, lifting, and hand movement.

- Ability to work while standing, moving and/or walking.

- Drug, tobacco, and alcohol-free while working.

- Must be able to see and hear within normal limits with or without corrective lenses or hearing aids.

- Ability to operate a motor vehicle used to travel between sites.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

- Majority of work is performed in an office or school setting.

- Occasional meetings outside the school day.

- Occasional exposure to body fluids, fumes, noise, and hazardous materials and emergency situations.

 

If you are selected to start the paperwork for being a substitute associate at Urbandale, you will be contacted via email.If you have any questions, please contact Kate Johnson, UCSD Human Resources Specialist. 

 

No student enrolled in the Urbandale Community School District shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the District's programs on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status (for program), ethnic background, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (for employment) or socio-economic background (for program). The policy of the District shall be to provide educational programs and opportunities for students as needed on the basis of individual interests, values, abilities and potential. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact the district office at 11152 Aurora Ave, Urbandale, IA or call 515.457.5000. The district's Equity Coordinator is Ms. Stephanie Davis, daviss@urbandaleschools.com.