Substitute Special Education Tutors for the 2012/2013 School Year

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with individual students or small groups of students to provide tutoring in various subjects.
• Demonstrated successful experience working with students.
• Evidence of the ability to work cooperatively with staff.
• Help students complete research and learning projects.
• Attend inclusion classes with special education students and assist in implementing alternative instructional strategies.
• Assist with implementation of inclusion plans for students.
• Assist in maintaining an environment conducive to learning as requested by the teacher. 
• Assist with discipline and other classroom duties as requested by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in supervising students on arrival to or departure from school and all transitional times.
• Assist in monitoring students during eating periods.
• Assist with playground supervision, as needed.
• Assist in hall and stairway supervision.
• Escort students to other rooms/locations as required.
• Willingness to serve as a bus monitor.
• Attend staff development workshops to enhance instructional delivery to children.
• Assist in other related duties that may be assigned by the teacher.
• Assist in one or more of the following services required for assigned students as directed:

o       Therapeutic feeding

o       Diaper changing

o       Toileting

o       Self-help skills

o       Muscle tone exercises

o       Positioning

o       Colostomy care

o       Embarkation/debarkation of buses including lifting of students when necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

·         High School Diploma required.

·         Good Reading, Math, and English skills

·         Ability to follow instructions and accept supervision

·         Ability to work effectively with teachers, students and building staff.

SALARY

Hourly Rate: $10.09 per hour

PROCEDURE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION

1. Complete Online Application

Other correspondence should be addressed to: Danbury Public Schools

63 Beaver Brook Road

Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 797-4700