1208 Special Education Assistant (Sioux City area)

Posting # 1208

Posting date: April 25, 2024

Closing date:  Open until filled

Starting date:  July 9, 2024

Location: Sioux City area

Region:  West

Overview

Northwest AEA provides visionary leadership and quality, student-centered services through relationships with families, schools, and communities. In short, our focus can be summed up in these four words: Inspiring Learning. Changing Lives. 

Our vision is to be the first contact for timely and ongoing support to improve the performance outcomes and well-being of all learners.

About the Agency

Northwest AEA provides special education and school improvement services to 34 public school districts and 32 accredited, non-public schools. The agency serves 45,000 students and more than 5000 educators in a 10-county area of Northwest Iowa (Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O'Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury, Ida, Monona, and Crawford). 

Our headquarters is located at 5800 Discovery Blvd., Sioux City, with regional offices in Cherokee, Denison, Le Mars, Onawa, and Sioux Center.

Why Northwest AEA?

Our vision, mission, and anchors guide our actions. Staff at Northwest AEA believe that what they do inspires learning and leads to changed lives for the students, staff, and families we serve. Our work is anchored in building positive, professional relationships with stakeholders and with one another. We embrace responsiveness in how we serve so that students, staff, and families can see improved results.

Qualifications:

• Associate of Arts degree in related area and/or a minimum two years of experience with at-risk youth.

Job Purpose:  The paraeducator technician will assist AEA certified staff in building the capacity of LEA staff with assessing and implementing high quality academic and/or behavioral interventions, including modeling in daily practice for continuous improvement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Models professional and ethical behavior and maintains professional confidentiality.
• Uses coaching strategies to support educators in schools to assist in the implementation of behavior plans and academic instructional strategies as directed by the best practice behavior coach.
• Monitors and reports on the fidelity regarding the implementation of behavior intervention plans and academic interventions in LEA classrooms.
• At the direction of certified staff, assists AEA and LEA staff in the collection of data needed for academic assessments, functional behavior assessments, behavioral intervention plans, and academic interventions.
• Assists LEA educators by demonstrating strategies and modeling effective behavioral and academic intervention strategies.
• Uses and models appropriate crisis management strategies for students in crisis situations and follows district procedures related to Iowa Chapter 103 (Seclusion and Restraint).
• Assists certified AEA staff with material preparation, including those needed for academic and behavioral interventions.
• Organizes resources and materials to support student success.
• Develops and sustains trusting, productive relationships with teachers, administrators, para-educators, AEA staff, learners, families, and outside agencies.
• Communicates with AEA and LEA staff, both orally and in writing, regarding designed interventions.
• Assists in preparation of behavior related professional development training sessions.
• Actively participates in AEA team meetings and training as appropriate.
• Participates successfully in training offered to increase skill and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Other duties as assigned 

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If you are an internal candidate interested in this position you must complete the application process associated with this position.

It is the policy of Northwest Area Education Agency not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact Jerome Schaefer, Equity Coordinator, 5800 Discovery Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa, 51111, 712-222-6114.