Job Abstract

INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT - SPECIAL EDUCATION HEALTH CLERK

GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general supervision, provides assistance to special education students
with emotional, physical, behavioral and mental disabilities. Observes, monitors
and records student performance and behavior; performs administrative
functions in support of classroom activities; and performs related duties as
assigned. Provides direct assistance to students whose physical or mental
disabilities require significant intervention on the part of an adult assistant. These
activities may include assistance with mobility, feeding, toileting or diapering, and
other special needs as appropriate. May be assigned to a bus route for the
purpose of caring for student health needs while the bus is in transit to and from
a student’s home.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Instructional Assistants – Special Education Health Aides are responsible for
providing assistance for students with emotional, physical, behavioral or mental
disabilities in assigned special education programs. Work assigned to an
Instructional Assistant – Special Education Health Aides may require knowledge
of subject areas applicable to an area of assignment and the ability to provide
instruction to students with disabilities in an effective manner.
Instructional Assistants – Special Education are distinguished from Instructional
Assistants in that incumbents in the former class are assigned to work in a health
capacity with students with emotional, physical, behavioral and mental
disabilities. As such, their duties may include basic care for students beyond
regular instructional tasks.

Essential Job Functions:
• Visual ability to read handwritten or typed documents, and the display
screen of various office equipment and machines
• Able to conduct verbal conversation
• Able to hear normal range verbal conversation (approximately 60
decibels)
• Able to sit, stand, stoop, kneel, bend and walk
• Able to sit for sustained periods of time
• Able to climb slopes, stairs, steps, ramps and ladders
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Able to carry up to 50 pounds
• Able to exhibit full range of motion for:
• Shoulder external rotation and internal rotation
• Shoulder abduction and adduction
• Elbow flexion and extension
• Shoulder extension and flexion
• Back lateral flexion
• Hip flexion and extension
• Knee flexion
• Able to operate office machines and equipment in a safe and effective
manner
• Able to demonstrate manual dexterity necessary to operate a calculator,
typewriter and/or keyboard.

Qualifications:
Must possess a CPR/ First Aide Certificate
Physical:
• Good physical condition; able to pass District physical.

Work Year
10 months
Salary Range 14

4.18.2016