Job Information
Dorchester County Public Schools Physical Management Assistant in Cambridge, Maryland
Dorchester County Public Schoolsis currentlyaccepting applications forPhysical Management Assistantsand substitutePhysical Management Assistants.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support teachers in their work with individual students and students in small groups in order to reinforce and promote academic and behavioral successes;
- Assist classroom teachers in classroom behavior management;
- Assist teaching staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing content material and skills based on an understanding of individual student needs, interests and abilities;
- Monitor and support students in computer assisted activities;
- Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students;
- Supervision of students during meal times and classroom transition times;
- Participate in staff in-service programs as assigned;
- Assists with lifting, feeding, and toileting of students as needed;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or GED;
- Previous experience in a classroom settingpreferred;
- Familiarity with accepted practices and procedures in working with students, to include those with behavioralproblems;
- Ability to demonstrate a high degree of understanding and acceptance of all children and interest in the education of students with specialneeds;
- Ability to followinstructions;
- Ability to acceptsupervision;
- Ability to communicateeffectively;
- A doctors note stating youare able toassist students with disabilities with Activities of Daily Living (ADL), which may involve lifting, pulling, etc. before you begin employment.