Educational Assistant: Bolton Primary School

Position Type:
Classified/Classified

Date Posted:
6/8/2026

Location:
Therapeutic Classrooms (Heron Creek)

Date Available:
August 2026

Closing Date:
06/22/2026
Educational Assistant, Therapeutic School
Location:
Bolton Primary School, 5933 Holmes St, West Linn, OR 97068
Schedule: 8 hours per day / 5 days per week / Instructional School Year Calendar

FOR 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR

Clackamas ESD strives to infuse equity in all our programs and bodies of work by maintaining an inclusive, barrier-free environment in which everyone participates and fully benefits.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be the one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.

If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources .us to discuss your application.

Find your "why" with Clackamas ESD
At Clackamas Education Service District, our mission is to lead, serve and innovate for learning. Clackamas ESD provides services in early learning, special education, technology and teacher/staff support to Clackamas County school districts. We ensure students and families in all of our communities -- big and small -- have access to equitable education services. Learn more about CESD here.

About the program:
Our therapeutic schools programs provide therapy, social-emotional support, and communication services as part of a strong educational experience for students. By creating individual support plans based on each student's specific needs and goals, we help students and their families build the skills they need to move to a less restrictive school setting when they are ready. Close collaboration with families, school districts, and other service providers ensures supports are coordinated and centered on each child.

We encourage and support students, families, staff, and community partners to do their best. By recognizing different learning styles, focusing on transition skills, and offering different diploma options, Heron Creek helps students graduate prepared for life beyond school.

About this position:
The Therapeutic Educational Assistant (EA) assists the classroom teacher in instruction, personal management and positive behavior management to engage students whose disabilities may be intellectual disability, other health impaired, or emotional behavior disability, with high intensity support needs and extremely significant behavioral challenges.

Essential functions:

• Provides instruction under the direction of the classroom teacher to individual students in academic and functional skills domains including communication, self-care, social skills, community use, functional academics, leisure, and work
• Participates actively in the process of completing functional behavioral assessments by collecting specific data related to students' behaviors and contributes to the development of students' Behavior Support Plans through sharing data and observations
• Manages student behaviors by adhering to the Behavior Support Plan developed for the student, and utilizes principles of de-escalation at all times
• Follows guidelines for use of the least intrusive intervention, and best practices, consistent with the students' needs and disabilities; provides feedback and adjusts the nature and frequency with which positive reinforcement is provided to students during individual sessions
• Following the guidance of the classroom teacher, the EA instructs and/or assists students in following daily routines that include personal hygiene, toileting, arrival, departure, walking, recess, feeding, and transportation
• Builds students' ability to communicate through consistent use of communication methods, implementing them with fidelity as instructed by the speech/language pathologist and classroom teacher
• Provides for students' personal care needs including feeding and toileting
• Performs health tasks and implements individualized protocols, as delegated by the CESD's Registered Nurse and assigned by the classroom teacher
• Meets students' physical, communication, and instructional needs by using adaptive equipment and technology
• Collects and records data on students' performance
• Communicates accurately and effectively with other education staff, building administrators, employers, and community service providers related to instruction
• Communicates with parents under the direction of, or upon request from, the teacher
• Supervises students' arrival and departure, recess, breaks, and lunch, in the education facility and the community
• Prepares materials for instructional activities designed by the teacher, and completes routine clerical tasks
• Maintains a clean and safe classroom…