Special Education Technician

Position Summary

The main purpose of the Special Education Technician role is to assess the needs of students through applied behavioral analysis or other research based tools and to ensure appropriate program modification, class integration and progress evaluation of students with special needs. To foster independent skills according to the student needs.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibility 1: Assessment of Needs (15%)

• To assess academic and behavioral needs of students through a variety of tools: observation, informal assessments, ABA and/or other standardized testing.
• To determine the functional level of students in terms of communication, learning, behavior, etc.
• To work closely with other specialists (speech pathologist, occupational therapist, psychologist, etc.) to determine students’ needs and appropriate support.
• To collaborate with and assist the Resource Teachers in the developmen...