Instructor Assistant - Highland Park E.S. (Grove City)

• Assists an Instructor in the supervision and instruction of students with developmental disabilities in order to provide basic skill development in the areas of life skills, leisure skills, community and transitional skills;
• assists an Instructor in the organization and supervision of extracurricular activities; receives direction from the Instructor assigned;

provides training to students in a wide variety of community-based settings which may require using public transportation or driving a county vehicle

Assists an Instructor in supporting the implementation of instructor created daily lesson plans for assigned students in order to meet objectives as established on the students' Individual Educational Plan as required by, but not limited to, community training plans, lunch / snack programs, adaptive equipment programs, computer programs, routine medical procedures and systematic instruction;

Assists an Instructor in maintaining a classroom environment which is conducive to learning and free of health and safety hazards

Assists an Instructor in the preparation and maintenance of written records and reports as required on, but not limited to, student attendance, program objectives, behavioral data and progress data for regular evaluations and for revision of Individual Educational Plans;

Assists students getting on and off transportation vehicles

Participates in and / or provides staff training programs; reads professional literature and attends seminars, academic classes or workshops to enhance professional knowledge and skills in areas such as, but not limited to, behavior support systems, data collection procedures for Individual Educational Plans, conditions of developmental disabilities;

Attends and participates in staff and committee meetings to obtain and provide information; Regularly reads agency email

May perform delegated nursing tasks and / or procedures as assigned; Performs other related duties as assigned, and with other classroom teams throughout the school, as requested

This position contributes to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)

Benefits of working at the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities :

• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness
• Generous health care package (health, vision, dental, & life insurance)
• Childcare Assistance
• Paid holidays
• Excellent leave policies (sick, vacation, and personal days)
• High School Diploma or equivalent; experience in DD field preferred; must be able to lift, bend, push and pull up to 50 pounds;

must be able to obtain an Educational Aide Permit - Ohio Department of Education (post-hire); valid Ohio Driver's License - Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles