G.O.MS.No. 39 dT 7-4-15 Creation and sanction of 1476 School Assistants (Special teacher) posts
Proc 13021 Dt.21.06.2019 Promotions HM and SA on adhoc basis
Main Job Role of School Assistant (Special Education)
The job role of the School Assistant (Special Education) is as same as regular School Assistants in the department. In addition to the regular job role of the School Assistant (Special Education) is as follows.
a. School Assistant (Special Education) needs to give confidence to CwSN to join in schools and retain till the successful completion of secondary education.
b. The School Assistant (Special Education) needs to take care of all types of CwSN of the school concerned. Train the students in coordination with the teaching & non-teaching staff of the school.
c. He/she needs to put effort to strengthen the CwSN abilities, learning competencies in school subjects and also work for the all-round development of CwSN in the schools concerned.
d. He/she also shall provide counselling to the parents, help in identifying the needs of CwSN and resources, participate in the assessment teams, support in teacher training programmes, mobilization of educable CwSN to schools, identifying extremely dependent children for sanction of escort /transport allowance, mobilization of children for physiotherapy camps and other therapeutic interventions, enumeration of CwSN who might need minor corrective surgeries, advocacy for Inclusive Education for CwSN and to assist the teacher in classroom management techniques of CwSN and other time to time activities in the benefit of Children with Special Needs.Also provide counselling on maintenance, care and usage of distributed assistive devices.
e. School Assistant (Special Education) shall undergo all trainings' provided by the department whenever required either administrative issues or academicissues.
f. School Assistant (Special Education) shall invariably attend to school alongwith child-specific, need-based Teaching Learning Material with the support of subject teacher concerned.
g. School Assistant (Special Education) shall orient the school teachers on effective Inclusive Education and special methodology of educating CwSN
h. School Assistant (Special Education) should record all the information such\ as demographic particulars, medical history etc of the child in the prescribed formats. He/she shall prepare Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) for all CwSN who are designated as CwSN and shall update the IEPs regularly and assess the goals set by them. The shall be discussed with HMs and other team members.
i. The School Assistant (Special Education) may be re deployed based on the enrollment of the CwSN in the same school or other school based on the enrollment, from time to time, to further the cause of Inclusive Education for CwSN.