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Core responsibilities

The assistant will ensure deaf/Hard of hearing students understand communication in educational settings, often by supplementing with sign language, while collaborating with teachers to support instruction and behavior management for students with moderate to severe needs. Key duties include monitoring student behavior, facilitating social interactions, collecting accurate instructional data, and communicating progress updates to the educational team.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a high school equivalency diploma and one year of paid professional experience working with special needs children, along with intermediate skills in sign language, critical thinking, verbal/Written communication, and interpersonal relations. A criminal background check and fingerprinting are mandatory requirements for this non-Exempt staff support role.

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