Instructional Assistant - Speech

Terms of Employment: 10-Month

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Scale: AFSCME UA3 Grade 3-7

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This position is itinerant and the school location is subject to change.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma required.

• For a Title I school, 48 college credits or passing ParaPro scores, required.

• Experience working with children preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS

· Ability to work in an instructional support role during virtual speech language therapy sessions

· Excellent human relations skills.

· Excellent organizational and communications.

· Knowledge of developmental stages of children.

· Good oral and written communication skills.

· Flexibility to adjust to frequent schedule changes

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Facilitate the teletherapy program in coordination with the SLP teletherapist

• Assist students with logging on for teletherapy sessions

• Troubleshoot technological difficulties during sessions as needed

• Escort students to assigned space to access teletherapy sessions

• Document attendance, student participation, and concerns from therapy sessions

• Communicate concerns/issues to relevant personnel at school buildings

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete Teletherapy Facilitator Training as directed by teletherapy provider

• Complete Instructional Assistant Training (CCPS)

• Complete Student Safety Training (CCPS)

• Set up and test technology daily

• Call classrooms or walk to classrooms to request students for teletherapy services

• Log individual student attendance daily

• Log communications with classroom teachers

• Communicate with teletherapy providers consistently for any schedule changes

• Communicate with relevant school based personnel when/if behavioral issues arise

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light weight items (e.g., laptop, iPad). Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee must have adequate transportation to commute to multiple school sites during a school day.

Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.